Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04565 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps a human-headed winged lion (lamassu and shedu, sphinx) on either side, each by a foreleg. He wears a long, open robe. Behind the rampant beasts is a six-rayed, globe-centred star. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- hero: bearded, wearing a long, open robe - human-headed winged lions (lamassu and shedu, sphinxes) (2): rampant, one bearded and one beardless - star: six-rayed, globe-centred |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | modern impression kept in the National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution, Washington |
| Museum number | U.S.N.M. 168976 |
| Culture | Assyro-Babylonian |
| Provenance | the original cylinder seal is unknown |
| First occurence | 1926 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | N/A |
| Material and features | N/A |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Casanowicz 1926, 10 and pl. 3: 2. Casanowicz, I.M., “The Collection of Ancient Oriental Seals in the United States National Museum”, Proceedings of the United States National Museum 69/4 (1926), 1–23. |
| 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 |