Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04920 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A bearded, four-winged hero grasps a rampant human-headed winged lion (shedu, sphinx) on either side, each by a foreleg. He wears a brimmed headdress and a long, double-belted, tiered and fringed open robe over a short tunic. The hybride creatures wear similar headdresses. Behind them is a 'ball-and-staff' motif. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- 'ball-and-staff' - borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - human-headed winged lions (shedus, sphinxes) (2): rampant, wearing brimmed headdresses - winged hero: four-winged, bearded, wearing a brimmed headdress and a long, double-belted, tiered and fringed open robe over a short tunic |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem |
| Museum number | BLMJ 2848 – BLMJ Seal 480 |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Assyro-Babylonian |
| First occurence | 1995 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 28.6, d: 14.5 |
| Material and features | "carnelian" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Collon 1995, 32–33 and fig. 17. Collon, D., “Nimrod, the Mighty Hunter, and his Descendants: Contest Scenes on Cylinder Seals”, in: Goodnick Westenholz, J. (ed.), Seals and Sealings in the Ancient Near East. Proceedings of the Symposium Held on September 2, 1993 Jerusalem, Israel. (Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem Publications 1) Jerusalem, 1995, 23–38. Westenholz 1997, 105 no. 144. Westenholz, J.G.: “Kat. 144”, in: W. Seipel (ed.), Land der Bibel. Jerusalem und die Königsstädte des Alten Orients Schätze aus dem Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem. Milano, 1997, 105. |
| 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 |