Two sitting human-headed winged lions (shedus or lamassus, sphinxes) facing each other
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | Two sitting human-headed winged lions (shedus or lamassus, sphinxes) face each other. Behind them is a crescent moon above a six-rayed star. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - human-headed winged lions (shedus or lamassus, sphinxes) (2): sitting - star: six-rayed |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Rijksmuseum van Oudheden – Dutch National Museum of Antiquities |
| Museum number | M.140 |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| First occurence | Menant 1878, 57 no. 140 - 5. |
| Material and features | calcedoine grise |
| Translation | N/A |
| Bibliography |
Menant 1878, 57 no. 140-5. Menant, J.: Catalogue des cylindres orientaux du Cabinet Royal des Médailles de La Haye. La Haye, 1878. Zadoks-Josephus 1952, 33 no. 127. Zadoks-Josephus J.A.N.: Catalogue sommaire des cylindres orientaux au Cabinet royal des médailles à La Haye. (En collaboration avec R. Frankena) La Haye, 1952. |