Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04528 |
| Description of the seal image | The royal hero grasps a rampant winged lion on either side, each by the throat. He likely wears a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe). Behind the rampant beasts is a stylised tree. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- royal hero: likely wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe) - stylised tree - winged lions (2): rampant, roaring |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Department of Ancient Studies of Stellenbosch University |
| Museum number | KG/VN/3 |
| Condition, shape | worn |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | purchased by the late Professor Schroeder of the Department of Fine Arts at Stellenbosch University; formerly kept in the Department of Fine Arts of Stellenbosch University then donated to the Department of Ancient Studies of Stellenbosch University |
| First occurence | 2016 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 26, d: 12 |
| Material and features | "orange-brown stone" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Dijk-Coombes 2016, 10 no. KG/VN/3 and 16 fig. 7. van Dijk-Coombes, R.M.: “Cylinder Seals in the Collections of Iziko Museums of South Africa in Cape Town and the Department of Ancient Studies of Stellenbosch University”, Akroterion 61 (2016), 1–23. |
| 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 |