Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S03705 |
| Description of the seal image | The seal image comprises two scenes. In the contest scene, the royal hero grasps the throat of a rampant lion with one hand and holds a dagger in the other. He wears a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe). Above them is the winged sun-disc. The cultic scene depicts a bearded worshipper facing a scorpion-tailed bird-man. He wears a round headdress and a long, belted robe with a fringed lower edge and raises both hands. The hybrid creature wears a conical headdress and stands on a platform. Above its wings is a crescent moon. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - lion: rampant, snarling, clawing at the royal hero - royal hero: bearded, wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe) - scorpion-tailed bird-man: wearing a conical headdress, standing on a platform - winged sun-disc: with appendages - worshipper: bearded, wearing a long, belted robe with a fringed lower edge, raising both hands |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A, formerly kept in James Lewis Kraft Collection |
| Condition, shape | slightly worn |
| Culture | Achaemenid, Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | Ex-James Lewis Kraft Collection, then surfaced at Sotheby’s (New York) 17–12–1996, lot 361 |
| First occurence | 1996 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 35, d: 18 |
| Material and features | lapis lazuli |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | contest, cultic, dual |
| Bibliography |
Sotheby’s (New York) 17–12–1996, lot 361. Sotheby’s (New York) 17–12–1996: Antiquities. |
| 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 (17 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |