Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04234 |
| Description of the seal image | Ahura Mazda emerges from the winged sun-disc above two rampant lion-dragons fighting each other. Behind the beasts stands a royal hero on either side, holding a spear. The lower four figures are set on a groundline. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- deity: Ahura Mazda, emerging from the winged sun-disc, wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) - groundline - lion-dragons (2): rampant, horned, roaring - royal heroes (2): wearing dentate crowns (cidarises) and Persian clothing (court robes), holding spears - winged sun-disc: with divine bust and appendages |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Idemitsu Museum of Arts, Tokyo |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| First occurence | 1991 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 31.3, d: 15.8 |
| Material and features | "banded agate" (in Japanese) |
| Bibliography |
Ishida, ed., 1991, 37 no. III–4–12. Ishida, K., ed.: Inshō no sekai. Kodai oriento bijutsu to rekishi no kataribe [The World of Seals. Narrators/Storytellers of the Visual Arts and History of the Ancient Near East]. Tokyo, 1991 [in Japanese]. |
| Object history | The publications mentioning the objects in this database were collected and the objects classified by ZN; data for the present object was input and description of the object done by HL based on the relevant publication provided, then object data and description were finalized by ZN (20 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |