Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S05321 |
| Description of the seal image | The lower part of the object has been broken off. The remaining scene shows a hero wearing a Median headdress (bashlyk) and garment grasping a rampant lion by the head with one hand and raising an undetermined weapon with the other. The lion is attacked by a dog from behind. Beside the hero is the winged sun-disc and a bird. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bird - dog: jumping - hero: wearing a Median headdress (bashlyk) and garment, holding an undetermined weapon - lion: rampant, roaring - winged sun-disc: with globe-tipped appendages |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | formerly owned by professor Ross, Halle |
| Condition, shape | lower half broken off |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | said to be found on the plain of Marathon |
| First occurence | before 1847 (Ross Collection); |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | N/A |
| Material and features | "calcédoine saphirine" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Lajard 1847, 11 Planche XLII: no. 3 and pl. XLII: 3. Lajard, F.: Introduction à l’étude du culte public et des mystères de Mithra en orient et en occident. Paris, 1847. |
| 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 (26 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |