Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S05355 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps the crown of a rampant human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx) with one hand and holds a dagger in the other. He wears a feather-topped headdress or a dentate crown (cidaris) and a long, belted, fringed, open robe over a short tunic. Behind the rampant beast wearing a feather-topped headdress is a crescent moon above a stylised plant. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx): rampant, head turned backwards, wearing a feather-topped headdress - royal hero: bearded, wearing a feather-topped headdress or a dentate crown (cidaris) and a long, belted, fringed, open robe over a short tunic, holding a dagger - stylised plant |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Rijksmuseum van Oudheden; formerly kept in the Cabinet Royal des Médailles à la Haye |
| Museum number | M.137 |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges, scattered small faults on the entire field |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | formerly owned be Professor Reuvens of Leyden then acquired for the Cabinet royal des médailles à La Haye in 1838 |
| First occurence | belonged to Professor Reuvens of Leyden, acquired for the Cabinet royal des médailles à La Haye, 1838 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 25, d: 13 |
| Material and features | "hématite", "lapis lazuli, bleu-grîsâtre" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Cullimore 1842, pl. 2: 11. Cullimore, A.: Oriental Cylinders. No. I. London 1842. Menant 1878, 56 no. 137–145. Menant, J.: Catalogue des cylindres orientaux du Cabinet Royal des Médailles de La Haye. La Haye, 1878. Zadoks-Josephus 1952, 38 no. 150. Zadoks-Josephus J.A.N.: Catalogue sommaire des cylindres orientaux au Cabinet royal des médailles à La Haye. (En collaboration avec R. Frankena) La Haye, 1952. |
| 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 ZN and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN (26 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, ER – Erika Roboz |