Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04123 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A scorpion-man (girtablullu) grasps a striding wild goat (ibex) with one hand and brandishes a weapon with the other. He wears a conical headdress and has crossed straps on his chest. Between the two figures is a wedge, while behind them is a crescent moon above an eight-rayed, globe-centred star. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - crescent moon - scorpion-man (girtablullu): wearing a conical headdress, brandishing a weapon, has crossed straps on his chest - star: eight-rayed, globe-centred - wedge: cuneiform - wild goat (ibex): striding |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Los Angeles County Museum of Art, formerly kept in the collection of Nasli M. Heeramaneck |
| Museum number | M.76.174.419 |
| Condition, shape | slightly damaged upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Iranian, Neo-Elamite |
| Provenance | ex-Heeramaneck Collection |
| First occurence | 1981 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 33.8, d: 13 |
| Material and features | "brown marble" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Porada 1981, 228 no. 1210. Porada, E.: “Stamp and Cylinder Seals of the Ancient Near East”. In: Moorey, P.R.S. et al. (eds.), Ancient Bronzes, Ceramics and Seals. The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern, Central Asiatic, and European Art. Los Angeles, 1981, 187–234. |
| 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 GWN based on the relevant publication provided, then the data was checked by MNy and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN (20 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai, ER – Erika Roboz |