Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02893 |
| Description of the seal image | The royal hero grasps a rampant lion-griffin on either side, each by the throat. He wears a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe). Behind the hybrid creatures are four superimposed hieroglyphic signs, including a bird (possibly a crane) and an eye. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bird: likely a crane, striding on a ground line - inscription: hieroglyphic, four signs - lion-griffins (2): rampant, snarling, clawing at the royal hero - rhomb or eye - royal hero: bearded, wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe) |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | The Metropolitan Museum of Art / The MET / MMA |
| Museum number | MMA 36.106.2 |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | acquired by the MMA (Dodge Fund) from Louis Herse (New York) in 1936 |
| First occurence | 1936 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 29, d: 14 |
| Material and features | "jasper, hematite" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Writing system, language | inscription: hieroglyphic |
| Translation | "Thoth is a protection over me." |
| Bibliography |
MMA: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/323560 [accessed: 06-12-2023]. |
| 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 |