Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S05285 |
| Description of the seal image | A griffin attacks an ostrich. Above the latter is a crescent moon with a globe within its arc, while below the bird are two drill holes, possibly representing eggs. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bird: ostrich - crescent moon: with a globe within its arc - griffin: winged - undetermined motifs (2): globes, possibly representing eggs |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology |
| Museum number | U 18180 |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | bought in Raheibeh |
| Registration number | U 18180 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 20, d: 8 |
| Material and features | shell |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | animal, pursuing |
| Transliteration |
N/A |
| Bibliography |
Legrain 1951, 43 no. 603 and pl. 36. Legrain, L.: Ur Excavations, X: Seal Cylinders (Ur Excavations 10) London – Philadelphia, 1951. |
| 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 preliminary description of the object done by ER based on the relevant publication provided, then the data was checked by ZN and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN (11 September 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, ER – Erika Roboz |