Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02702 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero (spearman) wearing a double-belted tunic or kilt aims his spear at a rampant lion-griffin. In his left hand, he holds a spiked shield. His dress is decorated with a pattern of rectangles. Between the two figures is a six-rayed star at knee height, while a crescent moon appears above the head of the hybrid creature. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - hero: bearded, spearman, wearing a double-belted tunic or kilt decorated with a pattern of rectangles, holding a spear in one hand and a spiked shield in the other - lion-griffin: rampant, head turned backwards - star: six-rayed |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Museum of Fine Arts Boston / MFA |
| Museum number | MFA 65.1361 |
| Condition, shape | chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | ex-Moussa Collection; purchased by the MFA from R. Moussa, through Ali Tehranian (Little Falls, NJ) on 10 November 1965 |
| First occurence | before 1965 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 31, d: 10 |
| Material and features | "chalcedony with bronze wire attached through center" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
MFA: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/163905/ [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 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 |