Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04777 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps a rampant lion-griffin on either side, each by the throat. He wears a feather-topped headdress and Persian clothing (court robe). |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- hero: bearded, wearing a feather-topped headdress and Persian clothing (court robe) - lion-griffins (2): rampant, roaring, clawing at the hero |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Israel Department of Antiquities and Museums (Israel Antiquities Authority) |
| Museum number | N/A (IAA) |
| Condition, shape | chipped upper and lower edges, large chip partly distorts the hybride creature facing the royal hero |
| Culture | Achaemenid, peripheral |
| Provenance | found in Tell el-Heir, northwest Sinai |
| First occurence | before 1982 (excavation) |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 24, d: 9 |
| Material and features | "cornelian" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Stern 1982, 196 and 198 no. 316. Stern, E.: Material Culture of the Bible in the Persian period 538–332 BC. Warminster, 1982. Collon 2005 (first published in 1987), 90–91 no. 423. Collon, D.: First Impressions: Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East. [First published in 1987] London, 2005. |
| 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 |