Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04570 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded, winged hero grasps the foreleg of a rampant human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx) with one hand and holds a sword-like weapon with the other. He wears a long, belted, open robe. The hybride creature wears a horned headdress or tiara. Between the two figures is a small, cactus-like stylised plant, while behind them is the winged sun-disc above a fish. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- fish - human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx): rampant, bearded, wearing a horned headdress or tiara - stylised plant: small, cactus-like - winged hero: bearded, winged, wearing a long, belted, open robe, holding a sword-like weapon - winged sun-disc |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | modern impression kept in the National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution, Washington |
| Museum number | U.S.N.M. 158433 |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | original cylinder seal from Aintab, Syria, was owned by Frederick Stearns |
| First occurence | before 1926 (property of Frederick Stearns) |
| Material and features | "jade" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Casanowicz 1926, 11 and pl. 4: 3. Casanowicz, I.M., “The Collection of Ancient Oriental Seals in the United States National Museum”, Proceedings of the United States National Museum 69/4 (1926), 1–23. |
| 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 |