Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02614 |
| Description of the seal image | A royal hero wearing Persian clothing (court robe) grasps a rampant human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx) on either side, each by the throat. Behind the hybrid creatures is the winged sun-disc above a sitting dog. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- dog: sitting - human-headed winged lions (lamassus, sphinxes) (2): rampant, beardless - royal hero: wearing Persian clothing (court robe) and possibly a tiara - winged sun-disc: with a dentate pattern above it |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Ugo Sissa Collection |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Condition, shape | worn |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | Ugo Sissa Collection |
| First occurence | before 1959 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 29, d: 14 |
| Material and features | "grey limestone" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Douglas van Buren 1959, 27 no. 122 and pl. VIII. Douglas van Buren, E.: Catalogue of the Ugo Sissa Collection of Stamp and Cylinder Seals of Mesopotamia. Rome, 1959. |
| 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 the data was checked by MNy; object data and description were finalized by ZN (03 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai |