Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S03656 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps a rampant human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx) with one hand and a rampant bull with the other while stepping on an unidentified object. He wears a long, broad-belted, fringed, open robe over a short tunic. Behind the rampant beasts is a crescent moon above a six-rayed star. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bull: rampant, head turned backwards - crescent moon - hero: bearded, wearing a long, broad-belted, fringed, open robe over a short tunic - human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx): rampant, bearded - star: six-rayed - unidentified symbol: probably an unfinished animal |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | surfaced at Christie‘s (London) 06–07–1994, lot 162 |
| First occurence | 1994 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 30, d: N/A |
| Material and features | " translucent quartzite" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Christie‘s (London) 06–07–1994, 70 lot 162. 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 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 |