Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S03866 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps the foreleg of a rampant human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx) with one hand and the neck of an ostrich with the other. He wears a long, broad-belted, open robe over a short, fringed tunic. The upper part of the garment is decorated with a net or crosshatch pattern. Behind his legs is the stylus of Nabu on a stand, and a crescent moon appears above in the sky. Between the legs of the ostrich is a large rhomb. Behind the hero's opponents are the Sibitti (Pleiades) and an eight-rayed star in the sky. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bird: ostrich, head turned backwards, kicking towards the hero - crescent moon - hero: bearded, wearing a long, broad-belted, open robe over a short, fringed tunic; the upper part of the garment is decorated with a net or crosshatch pattern - human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx): rampant, beardless - rhomb - Sibitti (Pleiades) - star: eight-rayed, globe-centred - stylus of Nabu: on a stand |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A, formerly kept in the collection of Hans Silvius von Aulock |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Assyro-Babylonian |
| Provenance | ex-Aulock Collection, then surfaced at Christie's (New York) 13–06–2000, 163 lot 547 |
| First occurence | 1957 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 48.5, d: 18, slightly barrel-shaped |
| Material and features | "verfärbter und gesprungener Achat" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
von der Osten 1957, 119–120 no. 323. von der Osten, H.H.: Altorientalische Siegelsteine der Sammlung Hans Silvius von Aulock. (Studia Ethnographica Upsaliensia 13) Uppsala, 1957. Christie's (New York) 13–06–2000, 163 lot 547. Christie's (New York) 13–06–2000, Antiquities (sale PAZUZU-9380). |
| 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 |