Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S03946 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps a rampant human-headed winged lion (shedu and lamassu, sphinxes) on either side, each by a foreleg. He wears a headband and a long, broad-belted, tiered and fringed open robe over a short tunic. The human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx) wears a horned tiara. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- hero: bearded, wearing a headband and a long, broad-belted, tiered and fringed open robe over a short tunic - human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx): rampant, bearded - human-headed winged lion (shedu, sphinx): rampant, beardless |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Condition, shape | chipped upper and lower edges, nearly half of the lower edge has been broken off, resulting in partial distortion of the hybride creatures' hind legs |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | surfaced at Christie's (South Kensington, London) 13–05–2003, lot 299 (1st item) |
| First occurence | 2003 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 30, d: N/A |
| Material and features | "veined cornelian" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Christie's (South Kensington, London) 13–05–2003, 168–169 lot 299 (1st item). Christie's (South Kensington, London) 13–05–2003: Antiquities. Including an English Private Collection of Ancient Gems, Part 1 (sale ANT-9599). |
| 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 |