Winged hero grasping lion on either side


Winged hero grasping lion on either side
Kategória Cylinder Seals
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].