Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S00915 |
| Description of the seal image | A horse-riding hunter (spearman) aims his short spear at a rampant wild goat (ibex). Between them is a crescent moon. The horse has tassels along its belly. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - horse: with tassels along its belly - hunter: horse rider, spearman - wild goat (ibex): rampant, head turned backwards |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum |
| Museum number | VA Bab 2255 |
| Culture | Achaemenid, Neo-Elamite |
| Provenance | excavated at Babylon |
| First occurence | 1940 |
| Archaeological context | Babylon, Neo-Babylonian layer |
| Registration number | Bab. 38148 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 19, d: 10 |
| Material and features | "Kalkstein" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Moortgat 1940, 79, 152 no. 774 and Taf. 90. Moortgat, A.: Vorderasiatische Rollsiegel. Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Steinschneidekunst. Berlin, 1940. |
| 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 |