Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02724 |
| 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 while trampling on the hind legs of the hybrid creature. He wears a long, broad-belted, fringed, open robe over a short tunic. Above each of his arms is a crescent moon and an eight-rayed, globe-centred star, respectively. Below the griffin's forepaws is a small, cactus-like plant in a pot. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - griffin: rampant, winged, crested, head turned backwards - hero: bearded, wearing a long, broad-belted, fringed, open robe over a short tunic, holding a sickle sword (scimitar) - plant: cactus-like, in a pot - star: eight-rayed, globe-centred |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Museum of Fine Arts Boston / MFA |
| Museum number | MFA 65.1388 |
| Condition, shape | chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | donated by Mrs Bates, Mrs Weems, Mrs Mayer to the MFA on 10 November 1965 |
| First occurence | before 1965 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 26.5, d: 13.5 |
| Material and features | "brown and white banded agate" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
MFA website (currently not available) |
| 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 |