Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02663 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded winged hero grasps a human-headed winged lion (shedu, sphinx) on either side, each by the throat. He wears a long, quadruple-belted, tiered and fringed open robe over a short tunic. The upper part of his garment is decorated with a dotted hexagonal pattern, while the lower part between the legs has a net or crosshatch pattern. Behind the hybrid creatures is a plough. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- human-headed winged lions (shedus, sphinxes) (2): rampant, bearded - plough - winged hero: bearded, four-winged, wearing a long, quadruple-belted, tiered and fringed open robe over a short tunic; the upper part of his garment is decorated with a dotted hexagonal pattern, while the lower part between the legs has a net or crosshatch pattern |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore |
| Museum number | WAM 42.706 |
| 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: 38, d: N/A (Canby 1974); h: 40, d: N/A (WAM) |
| Material and features | "chalcedony" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Canby 1974, no. 15. Canby, J. V.: The Ancient Near East in the Walters Art Gallery. Baltimore, 1974. WAM: https://art.thewalters.org/detail/21277/cylinder-seal-with-winged-genius-in-combat/ [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 |