Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04216 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A young bull seemingly kneels before a cyprus-like stylised tree with a globe on top. Above the bull is a crescent moon. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - bull: young, half-kneeling - crescent moon - stylised tree: cyprus-like, with a globe on top |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Archaologisches Museum der Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Münster |
| Museum number | 2966 |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | donated by private person |
| First occurence | before 2016 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 31.37; d: 11.01 |
| Material and features | blaue Fritte |
| Style | sintered quartz |
| Scene | animal, ritual |
| Transliteration |
N/A |
| Bibliography |
Neumann 2016, 913 no. 8 and pl. 109: 8 a-b. Neumann, G.: "Rollsiegel im Archäologischen Museum der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster". In: Schwarzer, H. – Nieswandt, H.-H. et al. (eds.) »Man kann es sich nicht prächtig genug vorstellen!« Festschrift für Dieter Salzmann zum 65. Geburtstag. Band II, Marsberg/Padberg, 2016, 911–917. |
| 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 (11 September 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, ER – Erika Roboz |