Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S03865 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps a rampant winged bull on either side, each by the horn. He wears a long, broad-belted, tiered and fringed, open robe over a short tunic. The upper part of his garment is decorated with a net or crosshatch pattern. Below the forelegs of the right-hand beast is a crouching monkey, while above its wings is a crescent moon. An eight-rayed, globe-centred star appears in the sky behind the rampant hybrid creatures. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - hero: bearded, wearing a long, broad-belted, tiered and fringed, open robe over a short tunic; the upper part of the garment is decorated with a crosshatch pattern - monkey: crouching - star: eight-rayed, globe-centred - winged bulls (2): rampant |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A, formerly kept in the collection of Hans Silvius von Aulock |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Assyro-Babylonian |
| Provenance | ex-Aulock Collection, then surfaced at Christie's (New York) 13–06–2000, 164 lot 548 |
| First occurence | 1957 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 36, d: 16 |
| Material and features | "Rosenquartz" or "rose quartz" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
von der Osten 1957, 119 no. 322. von der Osten, H.H.: Altorientalische Siegelsteine der Sammlung Hans Silvius von Aulock. (Studia Ethnographica Upsaliensia 13) Uppsala, 1957. Christie's (New York) 13–06–2000, 164 lot 548. Christie's (New York) 13–06–2000, Antiquities (sale PAZUZU-9380). |
| 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 |