Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02689 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A winged hero grasps a rampan lion on either side, each by a foreleg. He wears a rectangular headdress and a long, tiered and fringed, open robe over a short tunic with zigzag streamers. Behind the lions is a crescent moon above an eight-rayed, globe-centred star. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - lions (2): rampant, roaring, pointy ears - star: eight-rayed, globe-centred - winged hero: four-winged, wearing a rectangular headdress and a long, tiered and fringed, open robe over a short tunic with zigzag streamers |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Museum of Fine Arts Boston / MFA |
| Museum number | MFA 36.195 |
| Condition, shape | slightly damaged upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Assyro-Babylonian |
| Provenance | purchased by the MFA through Prof Robert A. Pfeiffer on 2 April 1936 |
| First occurence | before 1936 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 36, d: 15 |
| Material and features | "pransem" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
MFA: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/247939/ [accessed: 12-11-2023]. |
| 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 |