Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04944 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. Two attendants serve a king or dignitary sitting on a stool. The attendant facing him wears a long robe and holds a flag-shaped fan. The king wears similar clothing and holds a cup. The attendant standing behind the king is also dressed in a long robe and is seemingly depicted without hands. Between the fan-holding figure and the king is a vessel above a globe, while a one-line pseudo-cuneiform inscription appears behind the attendants within rulings. Single lentil-shaped symbols (rhombs) appear above and behind the sitting figure. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- attendant 1: wearing a long robe, holding a flag-shaped fan - attendant 2: wearing a long robe - borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - globe - inscription: pseudo-cuneiform, one line, within rulings - king or dignitary: sitting, wearing a long robe, holding a cup - rhombs (2) - stool - vessel |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Muze-ye Iran Bastan |
| Museum number | MIB-1495 |
| Condition, shape | slightly worn |
| Culture | Iranian, Neo-Elamite, peripheral |
| Provenance | Surkh Dum-i Luri |
| First occurence | 1938 (excavation) |
| Archaeological context | Area 1, level 1 |
| Registration number | Sor 46 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 45, d: 14 |
| Material and features | marble |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | banquet |
| Writing system, language | cuneiform: pseudo |
| Bibliography |
van Loon 1989, 418 no. 53, 458 no. 234: 53 and pl. 234: 53. van Loon, M.N.:“Iron Age Cylinder and Stamp Seals”. In: Schmidt(†), E.F. – van Loon, M.N. – Curvers, H.H. (eds.), The Holmes Expeditions to Luristan (Text – Plates) (Oriental Institute Publications 108) Chicago, Illinois, 1989, 413–474. |
| 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 the description of the object done by HL based on the relevant publication provided, then object data and description were finalized by ZN (14 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |