Hero grasping human-headed lion (sphinx) on either side
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps a human-headed lion (sphinx) on either side, each by a foreleg. He wears a round headdress and a long, broad-belted, tiered and fringed open robe over a short tunic. On either side of his legs are a wild goat (ibex) with bunched legs and a bird, respectively. Behind the hybrid creatures is a stylised tree with globe-tipped branches, next to which is the stylus of Nabu. A crescent moon and a seven-rayed, globe-centred star appear above the sphinxes. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bird - crescent moon - hero: bearded, wearing a round headdress and a long, broad-belted, tiered and fringed open robe over a short tunic - human-headed lions (sphinxes) (2): rampant, bearded, wearing round headdresses - star: seven-rayed, globe-centred - stylised tree: with globe-tipped branches - stylus of Nabu - wild goat (ibex): with bunched legs |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Assyro-Babylonian |
| Provenance | surfaced at Drouot (Paris) 25 and 26–06–1962, lot 224 |
| First occurence | 1962 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 36, d: 15 |
| Material and features | "calcédoine blanche" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Drouot (Paris) 25 and 26–06–1962, lot. 224. Drouot (Paris) 25 and 26–06–1962: Importante collection de cylindres et cachets Mesopotamie et proche-Orient statuettes archaïques, bijoux en or. |