Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02650 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps the wing of a rampant griffin with one hand and holds a sickle sword (scimitar) in the other. He wears a long, tiered and fringed, open robe over a short tunic. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- griffin: rampant, head turned backwards, winged - hero: bearded, wearing a long, tiered and fringed, open robe over a short tunic, holding a sickle sword (scimitar) |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore |
| Museum number | WAM 42.778 – WAM C28 |
| Condition, shape | chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | ex-Henry Walters Collection (Baltimore); inherited by Sadie Jones (Mrs Henry Walters) in 1931 (New York); purchased by Joseph Brummer (Paris and New York) in 1941; purchased by The Walters Art Museum in 1941 |
| First occurence | before 1931 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 30, d: 13 |
| Material and features | "chalcedony" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Gordon 1939, 30 no. 100 and pl. XII. Gordon, C. H.: "Western Asiatic Seals in the Walters Art Gallery". Iraq 6/1 (1939) 3–34. WAM: https://art.thewalters.org/detail/1174/cylinder-seal-with-hero-capturing-a-rampant-griffin-2/ [accessed: 12-11-2023]. |
| 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 GE 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). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai |