Hero grasping human-headed winged lion (shedu, sphinx) on either side
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A bearded hero grasps a human-headed winged lion (shedu, sphinx) on either side, each by a foreleg. He wears a round headdress and a long, open robe over a short tunic. Behind the hybrid creatures is a winged sun-disc above a stylised tree with globe-tipped branches. In front of the right-hand side sphinx's legs is a small globe with two wedges, possibly indicating a bird's head. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bird's head: uncertani - borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - hero: bearded, wearing a round headdress and a long, open robe over a short tunic - human-headed winged lions (shedus, sphinxes) (2): rampant, bearded, wearing round headdresses - stylised tree: with globe-tipped branches - winged sun-disc: with globe-tipped appendages |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Habib Anavian Collection |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | ex-Habib Anavian Collection |
| First occurence | before 1979 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 31, d: 17 |
| Material and features | "mottled yellow and red jasper" |
| Style | cut, drilled |
| Scene | contest |
| Translation | N/A |
| Bibliography |
Volk 1979, no. 213. Volk, J. G.: Habib Anavian Collection. Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder and Stamp Seals from the Early 6th Millennium B.C. to 651 A.D. New York, 1979. |