Stamp-cylinder seal: two reclining lion-griffins flanking ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) (cylinder image) – reclining lion-griffin (stamp image)


Stamp-cylinder seal: two reclining lion-griffins flanking ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) (cylinder image) – reclining lion-griffin (stamp image)
Kategória Cylinder Seals
Description of the seal image The cylinder seal image is framed by dentate borders made of double rows of triangles pointing towards each other at the top and bottom. Two reclining lion-griffins face an ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) between them. Behind them is a globe-centred star or rosette, and a crescent moon appears above the hybrid creature on the right. A similar creature with a crescent moon above is also depicted on the stamp image. In front of it appears to be a small plant.
Figures, motifs/symbols - borderlines (2): dentate borders made of double rows of triangles pointing towards each other at the top and bottom
- crescent moons (2): one on the stamp image
- ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree)
- lion-griffins (3): reclining, one on the stamp image
- plant: on the stamp image, uncertain
- star or rosette: globe-centred
Subcategory cylinder seal stamp cylinder
Collection The Metropolitan Museum of Art / The MET / MMA
Museum number MMA 1980.65
Culture Iranian, Urartian
Provenance in the possession of R. Anavian (Tehran); gifted by Mrs Vladimir S. Littauer to the MMA from George Anavian (New York) in 1980
First occurence before 1980
Archaeological context N/A
Registration number N/A
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter h: 25.5, d: 14.6 (base), 10.3 (apex)
Material and features "variegated red and yellow steatite"
Style linear
Scene animal, ritual
Transliteration

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Bibliography

MMA: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/326624 [accessed: 28-11-2023].