Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02876 |
| Description of the seal image | The cylinder seal image is framed by dentate borders made of double rows of triangles pointing towards each other at the top and bottom. Two reclining lion-griffins face an ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) between them. Behind them is a globe-centred star or rosette, and a crescent moon appears above the hybrid creature on the right. A similar creature with a crescent moon above is also depicted on the stamp image. In front of it appears to be a small plant. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): dentate borders made of double rows of triangles pointing towards each other at the top and bottom - crescent moons (2): one on the stamp image - ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) - lion-griffins (3): reclining, one on the stamp image - plant: on the stamp image, uncertain - star or rosette: globe-centred |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal stamp cylinder |
| Collection | The Metropolitan Museum of Art / The MET / MMA |
| Museum number | MMA 1980.65 |
| Culture | Iranian, Urartian |
| Provenance | in the possession of R. Anavian (Tehran); gifted by Mrs Vladimir S. Littauer to the MMA from George Anavian (New York) in 1980 |
| First occurence | before 1980 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 25.5, d: 14.6 (base), 10.3 (apex) |
| Material and features | "variegated red and yellow steatite" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | animal, ritual |
| Transliteration |
N/A |
| Bibliography |
MMA: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/326624 [accessed: 28-11-2023]. |
| 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 ER 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 (2 September 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai, ER – Erika Roboz |