Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04223 |
| Description of the seal image | The royal hero grasps a rampant lion-dragon on either side, each by the horn. He wears a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe). Above them is the winged sun-disc. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- lion-dragons (2): rampant, roaring - royal hero: bearded, wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe) - winged sun-disc |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | in private collection, Tokyo, Japan |
| Condition, shape | chipped upper and lower edges, large chip partly distorts the winged sun-disc |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| First occurence | 1991 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 29.3, d: 14.3 |
| Material and features | "translucent agate" (in Japanese) |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Ishida, ed., 1991, 8 no. I–14–1. Ishida, K., ed.: Inshō no sekai. Kodai oriento bijutsu to rekishi no kataribe [The World of Seals. Narrators/Storytellers of the Visual Arts and History of the Ancient Near East]. Tokyo, 1991 [in Japanese]. |
| 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 GE 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 (20 March 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |