Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S03640 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps the foreleg of a rampant gazelle (antelope) with one hand and carries the animal's kid by its hind leg with the other. He wears a long, belted, tasselled, open robe over a short tunic. Directly in fron of his right foot is a fish, while a rhomb appears above the gazelle's back. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- fish - gazelle (antelope): rampant - hero: bearded, wearing a long, belted, tasselled, open robe over a short tunic - kid: inverted - rhomb |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Present whereabouts unknown |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Assyro-Babylonian |
| Provenance | surfaced at Bonhams (Knightsbridge, London) 06–07–1993, lot 250 |
| First occurence | 1993 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 24, d: 11 |
| Material and features | "chalcedony" |
| Style | cut, drilled, modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Bonhams (Knightsbridge, London) 06–07–1993, 38 and 40 lot 250. Bonhams (Knightsbridge, London) 06–07–1993: Fine Antiquities. |
| Object history | The publications mentioning the objects in this database were collected and the objects classified by ZN; data for the present object was input and description of the object done by HL based on the relevant publication provided, then object data and description were finalized by ZN (15 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |