Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04335 |
| 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 flag-shaped fan and a cloth. The king wears similar clothing, has a sword at his waist and a tassel hanging from his hair, and holds a cup and a bow. Between the two figures is a vessel on a stand (pot-stand), while behind them are the stylus of Nabu formed by a double wedge and an ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) below a crescent moon. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- attendant: beardless, wearing a long fringed robe, holding a flag-shaped fan and a cloth, has a towel thrown over his shoulder - borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - crescent moon - ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) - king or dignitary: bearded, wearing a long fringed robe, holding a cup and a bow, has a sword at his waist and a tassel hanging from his hair - pot-stand: with a vessel on top - stylus of Nabu: formed by a double wedge |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Condition, shape | slightly damaged upper and lower edges, worn |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | Kalhu (Nimrud) |
| First occurence | 1955 |
| Archaeological context | "from the upper rubbish against the south side of the heavy boundary wall of the Ziggurrat Terrace" |
| Registration number | ND 2152 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 24, d: N/A |
| Material and features | shell |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | banquet |
| Bibliography |
Parker 1955: 102 no. ND.2152 and pl. 14: 1. Parker, B., “Excavations at Nimrud, 1949–1953: Seals and Seal Impressions”, Iraq 17 (1955), 93–125. |
| 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 |