Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S03935 |
| Description of the seal image | The seal image comprises two contest scenes. The first one depicts a bearded hero grasps two rampant quadrupeds (probably bulls). He wears a round headdress and a long, open robe over a short tunic. In the second scene, a bearded hero grasping a rampant human-headed winged bull (aladlammu) with one hand and holding a weapon in the other. He wears similar clothing to that of the first hero. Behind the human-headed winged bull is a six-rayed star in the sky. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- hero 1: bearded, a round headdress and a long, open robe over a short tunic - human-headed winged bull (aladlammu): rampant, bearded - hero 2: bearded, wearing a round headdress and a long, open robe over a short tunic, holding a weapon - quadrupeds (2): likely bulls, rampant, heads turned backwards - star: six-rayed |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | surfaced at Christie's (South Kensington, London) 14 and 15–05–2002, lot 282 (1st item) |
| First occurence | 2002 |
| Material and features | "chalcedony" |
| Style | cut, drilled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Christie's (South Kensington, London) 14 and 15–05–2002, 112–113 lot 290 (1st item). Christie's (South Kensington, London) 14 and 15–05–2002: 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 |