Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04007 |
| Description of the seal image | Two sitting griffins face each other. Between them is a stylised plant similar to a three-headed 'bottle-brush' tree (ears of wheat). A bird stands on the top of the middle one. An eight-petalled rosette and a sitting monkey appear over the griffins, while a fly or lotus flower is behind them in the upper image field. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bird - fly or lotus flower - griffins (2): sitting, winged, crested - monkey: sitting - rosette: eight-petalled - stylised plant: similar to a three-headed 'bottle-brush' tree (ears of wheat) |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A, formerly kept in the Surena Collection |
| Museum number | no. 14/1 |
| Culture | Middle Assyrian |
| Provenance | ex-Surena Collection, London, acquired during the late 1970s–early 1980s, then surfaced at Christie’s (London) 06–10–2011, lot 14 (1st item) |
| First occurence | acquired during the late 1970s–early 1980s |
| Material and features | bitumen |
| Translation | N/A |
| Bibliography |
Christie’s (London) 06–10–2011, 14 lot 14 (1st item). Christie’s (London) 06–10–2011: Antiquities. |
| Object history |