Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04178 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A beardless attendant faces a bearded king or dignitary. The attendant wears a long fringed robe, has a towel thrown over his shoulder, and holds a fan and a cloth. The king wears similar clothing, has a sword at his waist and holds a cup and a bow. Behind the two figures is a vessel on a stand (pot-stand). Above it is a wedge next to a crescent moon. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- attendant: beardless, wearing a long fringed robe, holding a fan and a cloth, has a towel thrown over his shoulder - borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - crescent moon - king or dignitary: bearded, wearing a long fringed robe, holding a cup and a bow, has a sword at his waist - pot-stand: with a vessel on top - wedge: cuneiform |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Archäologischen Museum der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster |
| Museum number | 3656 |
| Condition, shape | slightly damaged upper edge |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | ex-collection of Tono Eitel |
| First occurence | 2016 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 23, d: 10 |
| Material and features | "Serpentinit" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | banquet |
| Bibliography |
Neumann 2016, 107 and 201 no. 114. Neumann, G.: Altorientalische Siegel und Keilschriftdokumente im Archäologischen Museum der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster. Die Stiftung der Sammlung Tono Eitel (Altertumskunde des Vorderen Orients. Archäologische Studien zur Kultur und Geschichte des Alten Orients 20 – Veröffentlichungen des Archäologischen Museums der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster 6) Münster, 2016. |
| 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 ZN and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN (14 March 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |