Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02868 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A rampant griffin attacks a reclining winged bull. Above the latter is a six-rayed, globe-centred star. A rhomb appears below the griffin's belly. Beyond the winged bull are a fish, a globe, an eight-rayed star and a sitting monkey arranged above one another. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - globe - fish - griffin: uncertain, rampant, with a long tail - monkey: sitting - rhomb - stars (2): one six-rayed, globe-centred and one eight-rayed - winged bull: reclining |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | The Metropolitan Museum of Art / The MET / MMA |
| Museum number | MMA 43.102.40 |
| Culture | Iranian |
| Provenance | excavated by Erich F. Schmidt at Surkh dum-i-Luri in 1938; acquired by the MMA (Rogers Fund) from the American Institute for Iranian Art and Archaeology (New York) in 1943 |
| First occurence | 1938 |
| Archaeological context | Iran, Luristan, Surkh Dum-i-Luri, area 1, level 1 |
| Registration number | Sor 103 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 26, d: 12 |
| Material and features | "black stone" (van Loon 1989); "bitumen matrix with white mineral aggregate" (MMA) |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | animal |
| Bibliography |
van Loon 1989, 431, 463, 556 no. 109, pl. 239. van Loon, M. N.: "Iron Age Cylinder and Stamp Seals". In: Schmidt†, E. F. – van Loon, M. N. – Curvers, H. H.: The Holmes Expeditions to Luristan. Text – Plates. (Oriental Institute Publications 108) Chicago, 1989, 413–474. MMA: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/324000 [accessed: 27-11-2023]. |
| 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 MNy and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN (2 September 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai, ER – Erika Roboz |