Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S03069 |
| Description of the seal image | Two sitting dogs face each other. Between them are undetermined motifs, while behind them are two crossed heads, a griffin's or serpent's head, and a bull's head. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- dogs (2): sitting - animal heads (2): serpent's or griffin's and bull's head - undetermined motifs (2): between the dogs |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Harvard Art Museum/Arthur M. Sackler Museum |
| Museum number | 1993.191 |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | formerly in the Marcopoli Collection (the collection was assembled by the Marcopoli family), from the beginning of the 19th century; acquired by Mr McLendon, around 1969; acquired by the Harvard Museum, after 1969 |
| First occurence | formerly in the Marcopoli Collection (the collection was assembled by the Marcopoli family), from the beginning of the 19th century |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 25, d: 11 |
| Material and features | chalcedony |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | animal |
| Transliteration |
N/A |
| Bibliography |
Teissier 1984, 182–183 no. 287. Teissier, B.: Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley – Los Angeles – London, 1984. Christie's (New York) 14–06–1993, 115 lot 171 (1st item). Christie's (New York) 14–06–1993, Antiquities. |
| 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 ZN and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN (18 April 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, ER – Erika Roboz |