Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S05292 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded, four-winged hero grasps a rampant lion with one hand and a rampant human-headed winged lion (shedu, sphinx) with the other. He wears a rectangular headdress and a broad-belted kilt decorated with a dot-in-square pattern. On either side of his legs is a small, cactus-like stylised plant. An eight-rayed star and a crescent moon appear above the rampant beasts, respectively. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - human-headed winged lion (shedu, sphinx): rampant, beardless, wearing a horned headdress - lion: rampant, roaring - star: eight-rayed - stylised plants (2): small, cactus-like - winged hero: bearded, four-winged, wearing a rectangular headdress and a broad-belted kilt decorated with a dot-in-square pattern |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Iraq Museum |
| Museum number | U. 18240 |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | found in Ur |
| First occurence | before 1951 (excavation) |
| Archaeological context | burial: XNCF. Persian grave 32/1 |
| Registration number | U. 18240 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 32, d: 18 |
| Material and features | "carnelian" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Legrain 1951, 43 no. 610 and pl. 36. Legrain, L.: Ur Excavations, X: Seal Cylinders (Ur Excavations 10) London – Philadelphia, 1951. |
| 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 |