Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02883 |
| Description of the seal image | The royal hero grasps a rampant lion on either side, each by the throat. He wears a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe). Above the lion on the right is a crescent moon, while behind the animals is a tall stylised tree, perhaps a cypress. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - lions (2): rampant, roaring, clawing at the royal hero - royal hero: bearded, wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe) - stylised tree: tall, coniferious, perhaps a cypress |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | The Metropolitan Museum of Art / The MET / MMA |
| Museum number | MMA 59.209.14 |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | ex-Arthur B. Davies Collection; in the possession of Frederic Newlin Price (Ferargil Galleries, New York) between 1928–1959; gifted by him to the MMA in 1959 |
| First occurence | before 1928 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 22.1, d: N/A |
| Material and features | "stone" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
MMA: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/324959 [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 |