Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04408 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A bearded, four-winged hero grasps a rampant wild goat (ibex) on either side, each by a foreleg. He wears a round headdress and a long, open robe over a short tunic. Behind the animals is a crescent moon above a stylised plant with globe-tipped branches and a rhomb. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - crescent moon - rhomb - stylised plant - wild goats (ibexes) (2): rampant, heads turned backwards - winged hero: bearded, four-winged, wearing a round headdress and a long, open robe over a short tunic |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien |
| Museum number | KHM ÄgS Sem. 1132 (ex VKM 25395); |
| Condition, shape | chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| First occurence | 1981 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 33, d: 12.2 |
| Material and features | "Hornstein (?) ... 22 E 2 blaugrau und 5 D 3 graubraun" |
| Style | cut, drilled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Bleibtreu 1981, 79 no. 95. Bleibtreu, E.: Rollsiegel aus dem Vorderen Orient. Zur Steinschneidekunst zwischen etwa 3200 und 400 vor Christus nach Beständen in Wien und Graz. Wien, 1981. |
| 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 description of the object done by HL based on the relevant publication provided, then object data and description were finalized by ZN (20 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |