Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S03854 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps the wing of a rampant griffin with one hand and holds a sickle sword (scimitar) with the other while trampling on the rampant beast's hind leg. He wears a horned tiara and a long, broad-belted, fringed, open robe or kilt. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- griffin: rampant, winged, crested, head turned backwards - hero: bearded, wearing a horned tiara and a long, broad-belted, fringed, open robe or kilt, holding a sickle sword (scimitar) |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum |
| Museum number | VA 13364 |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | Uruk (Warka) |
| First occurence | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 25, d: 14 |
| Material and features | "Achat" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
VA: https://recherche.smb.museum/detail/1744620/tierkampfszene [accessed: 18-03-2026]. |
| 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 |