Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02888 |
| Description of the seal image | The royal hero grasps a rampant lion-griffin on either side, each by the neck. He likely wears a Persian clothing (court robe). |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- lion-griffins (2): rampant, heads turned backwards, roaring - royal hero: bearded, wearing a Persian clothing (court robe) |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | The Metropolitan Museum of Art / The MET / MMA |
| Museum number | MMA 26.31.378 |
| Condition, shape | worn; weathered |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | ex-Richard B. Seager Collection; bequeathed to the MMA by him in 1926 |
| First occurence | before 1925 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 21.1, d: N/A |
| Material and features | "limestone" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
MMA: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/322393 [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 GWN 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). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai, ER – Erika Roboz |