Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04439 |
| 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 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 are two superimposed vessels on a stand (pot-stand), while behind them are three ears of wheat ('bottle-brush' trees) below an eight-rayed star. A crescent moon appears above the king's cup. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- attendant: beardless, wearing a long fringed robe, holding a flag-shaped fan and a cloth - borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - crescent moon - ears of wheat ('bottle-brush' trees) (3): one tall and two short - 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 two superimposed vessels - star: eight-rayed |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Freie Universität Berlin (Sammlung Erwin Oppenländer) |
| Museum number | FUB 104 |
| Condition, shape | damaged upper and lower edges, worn |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | ex-collection of Erwin Oppenländer; acquired at an auction in London (1962) |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 37, d: 14 |
| Material and features | "Serpentine" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | banquet |
| Bibliography |
Moortgat-Correns 1968: 274 no. 111 and pl. 47. Moortgat-Correns, U.: “Die ehemalige Rollsiegel-Sammlung Erwin Oppenländer”, Baghdader Mitteilungen 4 (1968), 233–297. |
| 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 |