Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S05310 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded winged hero grasps the foreleg of a rampant lion with one hand and holds a sickle sword (scimitar) in the other. He wears a round headdress and a long, broad-belted, fringed, open robe over a short tunic. Above the lion is an eight-rayed star over a crescent moon, while in front of the winged hero is seemingly a stylised plant. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - lion: rampant, roaring - star: eight-rayed - stylised plant: uncertain - winged hero: bearded, winged, wearing a round headdress and a long, broad-belted, fringed, open robe over a short tunic, holding a sickle sword (scimitar) |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Culture | Assyro-Babylonian |
| Provenance | found at Khorsabad (Dur-Sharrukin) |
| First occurence | between 1852–1854 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | N/A |
| Material and features | N/A |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Place 1867–1870, vol. 3: pl. 76: h. Place, V.: Ninive et l’Assyrie, avec des essais de restauration par Félix Thomas. Vols. I–III. Paris, 1867–1870. Delaporte 1920, 86. Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental, I: Fouilles et missions. Paris, 1920. |
| 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 (26 March 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |