Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
![Four-winged goddess (wind demon[?]) carrying lion on either side](/uploads/galleries/9/6/8/1/original_9681025bd15a6529ba8b49eefa0c7e68.jpg)
| Object no. | S04559 |
| Description of the seal image | A four-winged goddess carries a lion on either side, each by a hind leg. The figure wears a horned headdress and a long, double-belted, tiered and fringed robe. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- deity: goddess (wind demon[?]): four-winged, wearing a horned headdress and a long, double-belted, tiered and fringed robe - lions (2): inverted, snarling |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Hessische Privatsammlung |
| Museum number | 78 a |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges, scattered small faults on the entire field |
| Culture | Assyro-Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | surfaced at Sotheby's (London) 23–03–1988, lot 117 |
| First occurence | 1988 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 21, d: 12 |
| Material and features | "Chalcedon" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Sotheby's (London) 23–03–1988, lot 117. Sotheby's (London) 23–03–1988: Antiquities. Rehm 2003, 560 no. 56. Rehm, E.: “Rollsiegel aus einer hessischen Privatsammlung”, Ugarit-Forschungen 35 (2003), 521–565.
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| 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 GE 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 (20 March 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |