Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S05340 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded, four-winged hero grasps a rampant griffin with one hand and a rampant human-headed winged lion (shedu, sphinx) with the other. He wears a horned tiara and a long, belted, tiered and fringed open robe. The human-headed winged lion wears a horned tiara. Behind the beasts is a crescent moon. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - griffin: rampant, head turned backwards - human-headed winged lion (shedu, sphinx): rampant, beardless, wearing a horned tiara - winged hero: bearded, four-winged, wearing a horned tiara and a long, belted, tiered and fringed open robe |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Rijksmuseum van Oudheden; formerly kept in the Cabinet Royal des Médailles à la Haye |
| Museum number | M.134 |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| First occurence | 1847 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 24.5, d: 13 |
| Material and features | "agate veinée", "calcédoine bleu grisâtre" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Lajard 1847, 16 Planche LVI: no. 4 and pl. LVI: 4. Lajard, F.: Introduction à l’étude du culte public et des mystères de Mithra en orient et en occident. Paris, 1847. Menant 1878, 54 no. 134–36. Menant, J.: Catalogue des cylindres orientaux du Cabinet Royal des Médailles de La Haye. La Haye, 1878. Zadoks-Josephus 1952, 33 no. 123. 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 description of the object done by HL based on the relevant publication provided, then object data and description were finalized by ZN (26 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |