Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04670 |
| 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 fan and a cloth. The king wears similar clothing and holds a cup and probably 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 a star. A crescent moon appears above the king's cup. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- attendant: beardless, wearing a long fringed robe, holding a fan and a cloth - borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - 'bottle-brush' trees (ears of wheat) (3): one tall and two short - crescent moon - king or dignitary: bearded, wearing a long fringed robe, holding a cup and probably a bow - pot-stand: with two superimposed vessels on top - star |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum |
| Museum number | VA Ass 1682 |
| Condition, shape | slightly damaged upper and lower edges, worn |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | Assur |
| First occurence | 2014 |
| Archaeological context | Halde |
| Registration number | Ass 7810 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 27, d: 9 |
| Material and features | "Kalk, grau, feinkörnig (Stilstein?)" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | banquet |
| Bibliography |
Klengel-Brandt 2014, 4 no. 7, pls. 2 and 35. Klengel-Brandt, E.: Die neuassyrische Glyptik aus Assur. Mit Beiträgen von Sabine Böhme und Othmar Keel. (Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft 140 – Ausgrabungen der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft in Assur, F: Fundgruppen 7) Wiesbaden, 2014. |
| 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 |