Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04400 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps a rampant winged bull on either side, each by a foreleg. He wears a headband and a long, triple-belted, tiered and fringed open robe over a short tunic. The upper part of his garment is decorated with a a pattern of squares. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- hero: bearded, wearing a headband and a long, triple-belted, tiered and fringed open robe over a short tunic; the upper part of his garment is decorated with a a pattern of squares - winged bulls (2): rampant, heads turned backwards |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Universalmuseum Joanneum |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Condition, shape | chipped upper and lower edges, large chips partly distort the figures |
| Culture | Assyro-Babylonian |
| Provenance | gift of James Claudius Rich to Archduke Johann; found in Nineveh(?) |
| First occurence | 1813 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 35.5, d: 16.8 |
| Material and features | "Chalzedon ... 5 E 4 haarbraun und 3 C 2 gelbrau, durchscheinend" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Bleibtreu 1981, 72–73 no. 87. Bleibtreu, E.: Rollsiegel aus dem Vorderen Orient. Zur Steinschneidekunst zwischen etwa 3200 und 400 vor Christus nach Beständen in Wien und Graz. Wien, 1981. |
| 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 (20 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |