Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04661 |
| Description of the seal image |
The cylinder image is framed by a line border at the top. 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). Behind the lions is a stylised tree. The seal image depicts a reclining human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx) under a crescent moon, while the seal image on the handle depicts an eight-rayed star. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderline: line border at the top - crescent moon - human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx): reclining, wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) - lions (2): rampant, roaring, clawing at the hero - royal hero: wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe) - star: eight-rayed - stylised tree: tall |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal stamp cylinder |
| Collection | N/A |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | surfaced at Drouot (Paris) 25 and 26–06–1962, lot 457 |
| First occurence | 1962 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 34, d: 10 |
| Material and features | "serpentine" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Drouot (Paris) 25 and 26–06–1962, lot. 257. Drouot (Paris) 25 and 26–06–1962: Importante collection de cylindres et cachets Mesopotamie et proche-Orient statuettes archaïques, bijoux en or. |
| 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 (20 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |