Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02683 |
| Description of the seal image | The royal hero grasps a rampant lion by the foreleg with one hand and holds a dagger in the other while stepping onto a leaping wild goat (ibex) or gazelle (antelope). He wears a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe). Above the royal hero's left arm is a crescent moon. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - lion: rampant - royal hero: bearded, wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe), holding a dagger - wild goat (ibex) or gazelle (andelope): leaping, head turned backwards |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | private collection |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Condition, shape | half of the lower edge has been broken off, resulting in partial distortion of the figures |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | private collection |
| First occurence | before 1988 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 24, d: 8.9 |
| Material and features | "calcite grigio rosata" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Bergamini 1988, 87 no. 39 and fig. 36. Bergamini, G.: "Sigilli a stampo e a cilindro mesopotamici di collezione privata". Mesopotamia 23 (1988) 63–90. |
| 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 |