Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04424 |
| Description of the seal image | The royal hero grasps a rampant lion-griffin on either side, each by the throat. He wears a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe). Above him is a crescent moon. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - lion-griffins (2): rampant, roaring - royal hero: bearded, wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe) |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien |
| Museum number | KHM AS X 88 (AE_SEM_1245) |
| Condition, shape | chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | kept in the Antikensammlung until 1982 |
| First occurence | 1842 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 27, d: 11 |
| Material and features | "Chalzedon ... 23 D 2 blaugrau, durchscheinend" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Bleibtreu 1981, 90-91 no. 111. Bleibtreu, E.: Rollsiegel aus dem Vorderen Orient. Zur Steinschneidekunst zwischen etwa 3200 und 400 vor Christus nach Beständen in Wien und Graz. Wien, 1981. |
| 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 (20 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |