Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02691 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps a rampant human-headed winged lion (shedu and lamassu, sphinx) on either side, each by a foreleg. He wears a headband and a long, broad-belted, fringed, open robe over a short tunic. Behind the hybrid creatures is a crescent moon. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - hero: bearded, wearing a headband and a long, broad-belted, fringed, open robe over a short tunic - human-headed winged lion (shedu, sphinx): rampant, bearded - human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx): rampant, beardless |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Museum of Fine Arts Boston / MFA |
| Museum number | MFA 36.211 |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | purchased by the MFA through Prof Robert A. Pfeiffer on 2 April 1936 |
| First occurence | before 1936 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 29, d: 13 |
| Material and features | "chalcedony" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
MFA: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/247819/cylinder-seal [accessed: 12-11-2023]. |
| 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 description of the object done by HL based on the relevant publication provided, then the data was checked by MNy; object data and description were finalized by ZN (03 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai |