Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S03591 |
| Description of the seal image | The seal images of this stamp-cylinder seal comprise two scenes. The cylinder image is framed by a triple-line border at the top. The royal hero grasps a rampant lion-dragon by the throat with one hand and holding a dagger in the other. He wears a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe). Next to them is a reclining human-headed winged lion (shedu, sphinx) under the winged sun-disc. The stamp image depicts a reclining wild goat (ibex) under a crescent moon. The handle is decorated with a linear pattern above the triple-line border. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- triple-line border (borderline): at the top - crescent moon - human-headed winged lion (shedu, sphinx): reclining, head turned backwards, beardless - linear pattern: on the handle - lion-dragon: rampant, snarling, clawing at the royal hero - royal hero: bearded, wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe) - wild goat (ibex): reclining - winged sun-disc: with appendages |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal stamp cylinder |
| Collection | N/A, formerly kept in the Erlenmeyer Collection |
| Condition, shape | slightly damaged lower edge |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | surfaced at Sotheby's (London), 09–07–1992, 126 lot 219 |
| First occurence | 1992 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 37, d: 11 |
| Material and features | "brown limestone" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | animal, contest |
| Bibliography |
Sotheby's (London), 09–07–1992, 126 lot 219. Sotheby's (London), 09–07–1992: Western Asiatic Cylinder Seals and Antiquities from the Erlenmeyer Collection (Part I). |
| 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 ER 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 (15 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, ER – Erika Roboz |