Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02052 |
| Description of the seal image | A horse-riding hunter (spearman) aims his spear at jumping gazelle (antelope). The latter already has a spear sticking out of its back. Below them are a crescent moon and two seven-rayed, globe-centred stars. Another spearman on foot chases a larger quadruped, likely a bull, and aims his spear at it. Below the bull is a smaller animal, probably a dog (hound). All spears in the scene have round butts. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bull - crescent moon - dog (hound) - gazelle (antelope): jumping - horse - hunter 1: horse rider, aiming a spear with a round butt - hunter 2: on foot, aiming a spear with a round butt - stars (2): seven-rayed, globe-centred |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | ex-Mrs William H. Moore Collection |
| Museum number | Mrs Moore 68 |
| Condition, shape | slightly worn |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | ex-Mrs William H. Moore Collection |
| First occurence | before 1940 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 22, d: 14 |
| Material and features | "steatite" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Eisen 1940, 51 no. 75. and pl. IX. Eisen, G. A.: Ancient Oriental Cylinder and Other Seals with a Description of the Collection of Mrs. William H. Moore. (Oriental Institute Publications 47) Chicago, 1940. |
| 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 MNy and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN. GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai |