Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S05344 |
| Description of the seal image | Two sitting human-headed winged lions (shedus or lamassus, sphinxes) face each other. Behind them is a crescent moon above a six-rayed star. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - human-headed winged lions (shedus or lamassus, sphinxes) (2): sitting - star: six-rayed |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Rijksmuseum van Oudheden – Dutch National Museum of Antiquities |
| Museum number | M.140 |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| First occurence | Menant 1878, 57 no. 140 - 5. |
| Material and features | calcedoine grise |
| Translation | N/A |
| Bibliography |
Menant 1878, 57 no. 140-5. Menant, J.: Catalogue des cylindres orientaux du Cabinet Royal des Médailles de La Haye. La Haye, 1878. Zadoks-Josephus 1952, 33 no. 127. Zadoks-Josephus J.A.N.: Catalogue sommaire des cylindres orientaux au Cabinet royal des médailles à La Haye. (En collaboration avec R. Frankena) La Haye, 1952. |
| 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; description was finalized by ZN (20 July 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, ER – Erika Roboz |