Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S03714 |
| Description of the seal image | The seal image is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A bearded hero grasps a rampant winged bull on either side, each by a foreleg. He wears a brimmed headdress and a long, double-belted, tiered and fringed robe over a short tunic. The upper part of his garment is decorated with a net or crosshatch pattern. A fish and a rhomb appear on either side of his legs, respectively, while a crescent moon is above the rampant beast on the right. Behind them a bearded worshipper wears a long, fringed robe decorated with a net or crosshatch pattern. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - crescent moon - fish - hero: bearded, wearing a brimmed headdress and a long, double-belted, tiered and fringed robe over a short tunic, the upper part of his garment is decorated with a net or crosshatch pattern - rhomb - winged bulls (2): rampant, heads turned backwards - worshipper: bearded, wearing a long, fringed robe, the lower part of which is decorated with a net or crosshatch pattern |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Assyro-Babylonian |
| Provenance | surfaced at Christie’s (New York) 30–05–1997, 40–41 lot 87 |
| First occurence | 1997 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 35, d: N/A |
| Material and features | "agate" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Christie’s (New York) 30–05–1997, 40–41 lot 87. Christie’s (New York) 30–05–1997: Fine Antiquities (NAXOS-8684). |
| 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 (17 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |