Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S00930 |
| Description of the seal image | A horse-riding, bearded hunter (archer) wearing a round cap and Median clothing aims his bow at a rampant lion. The archer has a bow case (gorytos) at his waist. The horse has a long saddle rug on its back hanging down below its belly. Above its tail, there is a crescent moon. The scene appears to be unfinished due to the lack of details made by drill holes. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - horse: has a long saddle rug on its back hanging down below its belly - hunter: horse rider, archer, bearded, wearing a round cap and Median clothing, with a bow case (gorytos) at his waist - lion: rampant, head turned backwards |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | The British Museum |
| Museum number | BM ANE 130808 – 1940-2-10, 2 |
| Condition, shape | chipped upper and lower edges; large chip in front of the lion's head |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | "presented by G. D. Hornblower" |
| First occurence | 1940 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 23.5, d: 12 |
| Material and features | "quartz, chalcedony: pale white-grey" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Merrillees 2005, 48 no. 6 and pl. III. Merrillees, P. H.: Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Cylinder Seals VI: Pre-Achaemenid and Achaemenid Periods. (Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Cylinder Seals 6) London, 2005. |
| 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 GE based on the relevant publication provided, then the data was checked by MNy and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN. GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai |