Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04222 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps a rampant winged bull on either side, each by a foreleg. He wears a long, double-belted, tiered open robe over a short tunic. On either side of his legs are a fish and a rhomb, respectively. Behind the rampant beasts are divine symbols, including the spade of Marduk (marru), a tasselled crescent moon standard on a stand, and the stylus of Nabu. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon standard: tasselled, on a stand - fish - hero: bearded, wearing a long, double-belted, tiered open robe over a short tunic - rhomb - spade of Marduk (marru) - stylus of Nabu - winged bulls (2): rampant, heads turned backwards |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | private collection, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan |
| Condition, shape | chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| First occurence | 1991 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 38, d: 18 |
| Material and features | "white chalcedony" (in Japanese) |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Ishida, ed., 1991, 8 no. I-11-6. Ishida, K., ed.: Inshō no sekai. Kodai oriento bijutsu to rekishi no kataribe [The World of Seals. Narrators/Storytellers of the Visual Arts and History of the Ancient Near East]. Tokyo, 1991 [in Japanese]. |
| 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 preliminary description of the object done by ER based on the relevant publication provided, then the data was checked by ZN and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN (20 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, ER – Erika Roboz |