Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04526 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by intermittent lines at the top and bottom. A bearded, four-winged hero grasps a rampant mouflon on either side, each by a foreleg. He wears a round headdress and a long, open robe over a short tunic. Directly in front of his legs is a rhomb, while behind the rampant animals is a stylised tree with globe-tipped branches. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): intermittent lines at the top and bottom - mouflons (2): rampant, heads turned backwards - rhomb - stylised tree: with globe-tipped branches - winged hero: bearded, four-winged, wearing a round headdress and a long, open robe over a short tunic |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Iziko Museums |
| Museum number | 1528d |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | Ex-Levis Collection, formerly kept in the De Pass Collection. |
| First occurence | before 1934 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 22, d: 12 |
| Material and features | "agate" |
| Style | cut, drilled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
van Dijk-Coombes 2016, 7–8, 15 no. 1528d and fig. 4. van Dijk-Coombes, R.M.: “Cylinder Seals in the Collections of Iziko Museums of South Africa in Cape Town and the Department of Ancient Studies of Stellenbosch University”, Akroterion 61 (2016), 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 |