Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S03784 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps the foreleg of a rampant human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx) with one hand and holds a sickle sword (scimitar) with the other. He wears a long, belted, open robe over a short tunic and has a sword at his waist. Between the two figures is a rhomb, while behind them is the winged sun-disc above a pot-shaped object. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- hero: bearded, wearing a long, belted, open robe over a short tunic, has a sword at his waist, holding a sickle sword (scimitar) - human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx): rampant, bearded - pot-shaped object - rhomb - winged sun-disc: with appendages |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A, formerly kept in the Erlenmeyer Collection |
| Condition, shape | chipped upper and lower edges, slightly worn |
| Culture | Assyro-Babylonian |
| Provenance | ex-Erlenmeyer Collection, then surfaced at Bonhams (Knightsbridge, London) 22–04–1999, lot 514 (1st item) |
| First occurence | before 1999 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 19, d: 8 |
| Material and features | "chalcedony" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Bonhams (Knightsbridge, London) 22–04–1999, 138 lot 514 (1st item). Bonhams (Knightsbridge, London) 22–04–1999: Antiquities (sale 27971). |
| 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 |