Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S03654 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. Hero fighting two sitting griffins. He seems to wear a headdress with flaps. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - griffins: sitting, winged - hero: seemingly wearing a headdress with flaps |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A, formerly kept in the Colville Collection |
| Condition, shape | chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Achaemenid, North Syrian, uncertain |
| Provenance | ex-collection of Colville, then surfaced at Christie's (London) 06–07–1994, lot 159 |
| First occurence | formerly kept in the N. Colville Collection, before 1994 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 20, d: N/A |
| Material and features | "cornelian" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Christie's (London) 06–07–1994, 69 lot 159. Christie's (London) 06–07–1994: Fine 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 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 (17 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, ER – Erika Roboz |