Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02845 |
| Description of the seal image | A hero wearing a conical headdress strikes down a human-headed winged lion (shedu, sphinx). The nature of his weapon in his raised left hand cannot be determined. He is further armed with a sword at his waist. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- hero: wearing a conical headdress, has a sword at his waist - human-headed winged lion (shedu, sphinx): bearded, raising a forepaw |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | The Metropolitan Museum of Art / The MET / MMA |
| Museum number | MMA 56.81.26 |
| Condition, shape | worn |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | ex-Ernst Herzfeld Collection; purchased by him in Iran or Iraq in the 1920s–1930s; acquired by the MMA (Rogers Fund) from Mrs Charlotte M. Bradford (sister of Ernst Herzfeld) in 1956 |
| First occurence | 1920s–1930s |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 22.1, d: N/A |
| Material and features | "faience" |
| Style | sintered quartz |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
MMA: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/324511 [accessed: 25-11-2023]. |
| 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 |