Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S05304 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. The South Wind grasps a rampant winged horse with one hand and a rampant human-headed winged lion (shedu, sphinx) with the other while standing on two reclining gazelles (antelopes). The wind demon wears a horned headdress. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - gazelles (antelopes) (2): reclining - human-headed winged lion (shedu, sphinx): rampant, beardless, wearing a brimmed headdress - South Wind: wind demon, four-winged, wearing a horned headdress - winged horse: rampant |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A, formerly kept in the Erlenmeyer Collection |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian |
| First occurence | before 1958 (private collection) |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 19, d: 8 |
| Material and features | N/A |
| Style | cut, drilled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Erlenmeyer – Erlenmeyer 1958, 58 and pl. 28: 8. Erlenmeyer, M.-L. – Erlenmeyer, H.: “Über Griechische und altorientalische Tierkampfgruppen”, Antike Kunst 1 (1958), 53–68. |
| 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 description of the object done by HL based on the relevant publication provided, then object data and description were finalized by ZN (26 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |