Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04663 |
| Description of the seal image | The royal hero grasps a rampant lion-dragon on either side, each by the horn. He wears a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe). Behind the rampant beasts is a crescent moon in the sky. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - lion-dragons (2): rampant, horned, roaring - royal hero: bearded, wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe) |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Condition, shape | large chip partly distorts the hybride creature on the left |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | surfaced at Drouot (Paris) 25 and 26–06–1962, lot 259 |
| First occurence | 1962 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 18, d: 15 |
| Material and features | "cornaline", with gold caps |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Drouot (Paris) 25 and 26–06–1962, lot. 259. Drouot (Paris) 25 and 26–06–1962: Importante collection de cylindres et cachets Mesopotamie et proche-Orient statuettes archaïques, bijoux en or. |
| 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 ZN and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN (20 March 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |