Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02872 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by double-line borders made by the seal caps at the top and bottom. Two rampant griffins clash in the middle. The creatures are set on a ground line. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): double-line borders made by the seal caps at the top and bottom - griffins (2): rampant, winged, crested - ground line |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | The Metropolitan Museum of Art / The MET / MMA |
| Museum number | MMA 99.36.1 |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | acquired by the MMA from Daniel Z. Noorian (New York) in 1899 |
| First occurence | 1899 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 42, d: 11 (with gold caps) |
| Material and features | "onyx" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | animal |
| Transliteration |
N/A |
| Bibliography |
Schmandt-Besserat 1977, 41 no. 36. Schmandt-Besserat, D. et al., Ancient Persia: The Art of an Empire. (The University Art Museum) Austin, Texas, 1977. Imai 1983, no. 145. Imai, A.: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Selections from the Collection of the Ancient Near East Department. Tokyo, 1983 [in Japanese]. MMA: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/322366 [accessed: 27-11-2023]. |
| 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 |