Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04607 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded, four-winged hero grasps a rampant human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx) on either side, each by a foreleg. He wears a long, broad-belted, tiered and fringed open robe over a short tunic. On either side of his legs is a small bull. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- human-headed winged lions (lamassus, sphinxes) (2): rampant, bearded - bulls (2): small, turning their heads backwards - winged hero: bearded, four-winged, wearing a long, broad-belted, tiered and fringed open robe over a short tunic |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | modern impression kept in the National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution, Washington |
| Museum number | U.S.N.M. 311260 |
| Culture | Assyro-Babylonian |
| Provenance | original cylinder seal was owned by Mrs. Talcott Williams |
| First occurence | before 1926 (property of Mrs Talcott Williams); |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | N/A |
| Material and features | "limestone" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Casanowicz 1926, 20 and pl. 15: 1. Casanowicz, I.M., “The Collection of Ancient Oriental Seals in the United States National Museum”, Proceedings of the United States National Museum 69/4 (1926), 1–23. |
| 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 (20 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |