Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S05305 |
| Description of the seal image | The lower quart of the object has been broken off. The remaining scene is framed by a line border at the top. 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 horned tiara and a long, fringed robe. The hybride creature wears a horned tiara. Between them is a rhomb, while behind them are three ears of wheat ('bottle-brush' trees) below a crescent moon and an eight-rayed star. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- ears of wheat ('bottle-brush' trees) (3) - crescent moon - human-headed winged lion (shedu, sphinx): rampant, head turned backwards, beardless, wearing a horned tiara - rhomb - star: eight-rayed - winged hero: winged, bearded, wearing a horned tiara and a long, fringed robe, holding a sickle sword (scimitar) |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Condition, shape | the lower quart of the object has been broken off |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| 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 | linear |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Place 1867–1870, vol. 3: pl. 76: a. 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 |