Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04648 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps a human-headed lion (sphinx) on either side, each by a foreleg. He wears a round headdress and a long, broad-belted, tiered and fringed open robe over a short tunic. On either side of his legs are a wild goat (ibex) with bunched legs and a bird, respectively. Behind the hybrid creatures is a stylised tree with globe-tipped branches, next to which is the stylus of Nabu. A crescent moon and a seven-rayed, globe-centred star appear above the sphinxes. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bird - crescent moon - hero: bearded, wearing a round headdress and a long, broad-belted, tiered and fringed open robe over a short tunic - human-headed lions (sphinxes) (2): rampant, bearded, wearing round headdresses - star: seven-rayed, globe-centred - stylised tree: with globe-tipped branches - stylus of Nabu - wild goat (ibex): with bunched legs |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Assyro-Babylonian |
| Provenance | surfaced at Drouot (Paris) 25 and 26–06–1962, lot 224 |
| First occurence | 1962 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 36, d: 15 |
| Material and features | "calcédoine blanche" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Drouot (Paris) 25 and 26–06–1962, lot. 224. Drouot (Paris) 25 and 26–06–1962: Importante collection de cylindres et cachets Mesopotamie et proche-Orient statuettes archaïques, bijoux en or. |
| 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 description of the object done by HL based on the relevant publication provided, then object data and description were finalized by ZN (20 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |