Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S03817 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded winged hero grasps the foreleg of a rampant winged bull with one hand and holds a sickle sword (scimitar) in the other, while stepping on a smaller, reclining bull. He wears a feather-topped, horned headdress and a long, triple-belted, open robe over a short tunic. The robe is decorated with a dot-in-square and a net and crosshatch pattern. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bull: reclining, head turned backwards - wnged hero: bearded, winged, wearing a feather-topped, horned headdress and a long, triple-belted, open robe over a short tunic, holding a sickle sword (scimitar), his garment is decorated with a dot-in-square and a net and crosshatch pattern - winged bull: rampant |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | surfaced at Christie's (New York) 06–12–2000, lot 204 |
| First occurence | 2000 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 37, d: N/A |
| Material and features | "chalcedony" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Christie's (New York) 06–12–2000, lot 204 (sale 9538) https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-1946614/?intObjectID=1946614 [accessed: 18-03-2026]. |
| 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 (18 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, ER – Erika Roboz |