Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04519 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded winged hero grasps the foreleg of a rampant human-headed winged lion (shedu, sphinx) with one hand and holds a sickle sword (scimitar) in the other. He wears a round headdress and a long, double-belted, fringed, open robe over a short tunic. Above the sphinx's tail is a six-rayed star. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- human-headed winged lion (shedu, sphinx): rampant, beardless - star: six-rayed - winged hero: bearded, winged, wearing a round headdress and a long, double-belted, fringed, open robe over a short tunic, holding a sickle sword (scimitar) |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Giancarlo Ligabue Foundation |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Assyro-Babylonian |
| First occurence | 2017 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 30, d: 12 |
| Material and features | "chalcedony" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Del Fabbro 2017, 114–115 no. 63. Del Fabro, R.: “Cylinder seal with contest scene”. In: Adriano, F. (ed.), Sings Before the Alphabet: Journey to Mesopotamia at the Origins of Writing. Venice, 2017, 114–115 no.63. |
| 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 GE 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 (20 March 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |