Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02825 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps a rampant lion-dragon on either side, each by the throat. He wears a dentate crown (cidaris) and a long, fringed, open robe over a short tunic. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- hero: bearded, wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) and a long, fringed, open robe over a short tunic - lion-griffins (2): rampant, roaring, donkey ears |
| Subcategory | bead cylinder seal |
| Collection | The Metropolitan Museum of Art / The MET / MMA |
| Museum number | MMA 1999.325.111 |
| Condition, shape | upper third of the object has been broken off |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | ex-Kelekian Collection; acquired by Dikran G. Kelekian between 1893–1910; donated by Nanette B. Kelekian to the MMA in 1999 |
| First occurence | between 1893–1910 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 28, d: 11 |
| Material and features | "agate" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
MMA: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/327707 [accessed: 19-11-2023]. |
| 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 the data was checked by MNy; object data and description were finalized by ZN (03 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai |