Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S01867 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A bearded bird-man wearing a rectangular headdress fights a rampant griffin. Between the griffin's legs are two fish, while on either side of its wings is a six-rayed star and a crescent moon, respectivelty |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bird-man: bearded, wearing a rectangular headdress - borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - crescent moon - fish (2) - griffin: rampant, winged - star: six-rayed |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
| Museum number | AN1949.903 |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | ex-Burn Collection; acquired by the Ashmolean Museum with the assistance of The Art Fund in 1949 |
| First occurence | before 1949 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 31; d: 17 (18) (barrel-shaped) |
| Material and features | "banded agate, white, brown and translucent grey" |
| Style | cut |
| Scene | contest |
| Transliteration |
N/A |
| Translation | N/A |
| Bibliography |
Buchanan 1966, 116 no. 645 and pl. 42. Buchanan, B.: Catalogue of Ancient Near Eastern Seals in the Ashmolean Museum. I: Cylinder Seals. Oxford, 1966. |
| 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 GWN 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 (03 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai, ER – Erika Roboz |