Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02827 |
| Description of the seal image | A royal hero wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe) grasps the throat of a rampant lion with his left hand and holds a dagger in his lowered right hand. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- lion: rampant - royal hero: crowned (cidaris), wearing Persian clothing (court robe), holding a dagger |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | The Metropolitan Museum of Art / The MET / MMA |
| Museum number | MMA 1999.325.113 |
| Condition, shape | one third of the upper edge has been broken off, resulting in partial distortion of the lion |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | ex-Kelekian Collection; acquired by Dikran G. Kelekian between 1893–1910; donated by Nanette B. Kelekian to the MMA in 1999 |
| First occurence | between 1893–1910 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 26, d: 11, slightly barrel-shaped |
| Material and features | "stone, brown and white" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
MMA: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/327709 [accessed: 19-11-2023]. |
| 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 |