Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02080 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hunter shown in frontal view and wearing a short tunic with a fringed lower edge holds a three-headed mace in his right hand and a curved weapon, likely a scimitar (sickle sword) in the left. Above him is a crane, while next to him on the right is a small wild goat (ibex) flanking a tree with fruits. Below the goat is another bird with a long neck. On the other side of the tree is a rampant lion over another, reclining or dead lion. Above it in a column are four insects: a fly, a locust, a grasshopper and a centipede. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bird 1: crane - bird 2: long-necked - hunter: in frontal view, bearded, wearing a short tunic with a fringed lower edge, holding a three-headed mace in his right hand and a curved weapon, likely a scimitar (sickle sword) in the left - insect 1: fly - insect 2: locust - insect 3: grasshopper - insect 4: centipede - lion 1: rampant - lion 2: reclining or dead - wild goat (ibex): rampant |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | ex-Mrs William H. Moore Collection |
| Museum number | Mrs Moore 85 |
| Condition, shape | slightly worn |
| Culture | other |
| Provenance | ex-Mrs William H. Moore Collection |
| First occurence | before 1940 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 21, d: 10 |
| Material and features | "marble" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | animal, hunting |
| Bibliography |
Eisen 1940, 67 no. 196 and pl. XVII. Eisen, G. A.: Ancient Oriental Cylinder and Other Seals with a Description of the Collection of Mrs. William H. Moore. (Oriental Institute Publications 47) Chicago, 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 ER 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. HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai, ER – Erika Roboz |