Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S05219 |
| Description of the seal image | A prancing winged bull approaches a tree with a zig-zag stem and fruits. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- tree: with a zig-zag stem and fruits - winged bull: prancing |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | British Museum |
| Museum number | BM 89557 (1893,05138) |
| Culture | Middle Assyrian |
| Provenance | presented by A.W. Franks |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 31.3, d: 12.7 (P 12.2) |
| Material and features | quartz, sard: brown, pale brown inclusions |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | animal, ritual |
| Transliteration |
N/A |
| Bibliography |
Matthews 1990, 104. Matthews, D.M., Principles of Composition in Near Eastern Glyptic of the Later Second Millennium B.C. (Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis. Series Archaeologica, 8), Freiburg – Göttingen, 1990. Collon 2005, 66–67 no. 281. Collon, D.: First Impressions: Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East [First published in 1987] London, 2005. Porada(†) – Collon 2016, 124 no. MA 4 and pl. 22: MA 4. Porada(†), E. – Collon, D., Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Cylinder Seals IV: The Second Millennium BC (Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Cylinder Seals 4), London, 2016. |
| 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 ZN and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN (11 September 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, ER – Erika Roboz |