Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S05328 |
| 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). The figures are set on a groundline and above them is the winged sun-disc. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- groundline - lion-dragons (2): rampant, horned - royal hero: bearded, wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe) - winged sun-disc: with globe-tipped appendages |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | formerly kept in the collection of prince Joseph Poniatowski |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | ex-Poniatowski Collection |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | N/A |
| Material and features | N/A |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Lajard 1847, 17 Planche LVII: no. 6 and pl. 57: 6. Lajard, F.: Introduction à l’étude du culte public et des mystères de Mithra en orient et en occident. Paris, 1847. |
| 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 ER 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 (26 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, ER – Erika Roboz |