Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S01146 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded winged hero grasps a rampant griffin on either side, each by a foreleg. He wears a long, broad-belted, fringed, open robe over a short tunic. Directly in front of his legs is a fish, while behind the hybrid creatures is a crescent moon above a six-rayed star and a rhomb. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - fish - griffins (2): rampant, winged, heads turned backwards - rhomb - star: six-rayed - winged hero: bearded, four-winged, wearing a long, broad-belted, fringed, open robe over a short tunic |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | De Clercq Collection |
| Museum number | De Clercq 323 bis |
| Condition, shape | chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | ex-de Clercq Collection |
| First occurence | before 1888 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 36; d: 18 |
| Material and features | "calcédoine" |
| Style | cut, modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Transliteration |
N/A |
| Translation | N/A |
| Bibliography |
De Clercq – Menant 1888, 181–182 no. 323 bis and pl. XXXVII. De Clercq, L. – Menant, J.: Collection de Clercq: Catalogue méthodique et raisonné. Antiquités assyriennes: Cylindres orientaux, cachets, briques, bronzes, bas-reliefs, etc. I: Cylindres orientaux. I: Texte – II: Planches et carte. Paris, 1888. |
| 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 GWN based on the relevant publication provided, then the data was checked by MNy and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN (22 February 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai, GWN – Gábor Winkler-Nemes |
