Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02820 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene depicts a standing waterbird, likely a crane or stork. Around it are small four-rayed stars and globes. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bird: waterbird, likely a stork or a crane - globes (4) - stars (4): four-rayed |
| Subcategory | bead cylinder seal |
| Collection | The Metropolitan Museum of Art / The MET / MMA |
| Museum number | MMA 1999.325.102 |
| Culture | Graeco-Persian, Greek/Hellenistic |
| Provenance | ex-Kelekian Collection; acquired by Dikran G. Kelekian between 1893–1910; donated by Nanette B. Kelekian to the MMA in 1999 |
| First occurence | between 1893–1910 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 28, d: 12 |
| Material and features | "serpentine" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | animal |
| Transliteration |
N/A |
| Bibliography |
MMA website (currently not available) |
| 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 ER 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 (2 September 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai, ER – Erika Roboz |