Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02678 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded winged hero grasps a rampant griffin on either side, each by a foreleg. He wears a headband and a long, double-belted, tiered and fringed open robe over a short tunic. On either side of his legs is a Pazuzu-head next to a rhomb and a double wedge or a fish next to a bird, respectively. A crescent moon and a winged sun-disc appear above each hand of the winged hero. Behind the hybrid creatures is a small eight-rayed, globe-centred star in the sky and a 'ball-and-staff' symbol below. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- 'ball-and-staff' - bird - crescent moon - griffins (2): rampant, winged, crested - fish or wedge: cuneiform, double, schematic - Pazuzu-head - rhomb - star: small, eight-rayed, globe-centred - winged hero: bearded, four-winged, wearing a headband and a long, double-belted, tiered and fringed open robe over a short tunic - winged sun-disc |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore |
| Museum number | WAM 42.722 |
| Condition, shape | chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Assyro-Babylonian |
| Provenance | ex-Henry Walters Collection (Baltimore); inherited by Sadie Jones (Mrs Henry Walters) in 1931 (New York); purchased by Joseph Brummer (Paris and New York) in 1941; purchased by The Walters Art Museum in 1941 |
| First occurence | before 1931 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 25, d: 13 |
| Material and features | "transparent pink stone" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Niederreiter 2024, 233–234 fig. 144. Niederreiter Zoltán 2024. “‘When you blow, the world regions tremble’: Pazuzu, the Newcomer to the Mesopotamian Demon World.” In: Niederreiter Zoltán et al. (eds.) Mesopotamia: Kingdom of Gods and Demons. Budapest: Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, 326–335. WAM: https://art.thewalters.org/detail/16620/cylinder-seal-with-winged-deity-with-mythical-bird/ [accessed: 11-11-2023]. |
| 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 the data was checked by MNy; object data and description were finalized by ZN (03 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai |