Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S03592 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by a deep line border at the top. The royal hero grasps a rampant human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx) on either side, each by the throat. All figures wear dentate crowns (cidarises). The hero is clothed in a Persian garment (court robe). Behind the rampant beasts is a tall plant, possibly a coniferous tree. There may be a small bird perched on its top. The stamp image depicts the head of Bes in frontal view. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bird: uncertain - Bes: in stamp image, head only, in frontal view - borderline: deep, line border at the top - human-headed winged lions (lamassus, sphinxes) (2): rampant, heads turned backwards, clawing at the royal hero, wearing dentate crowns (cidarises) - royal hero: bearded, wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe) - stylised plant: tall, coniferous tree |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal stamp cylinder |
| Collection | N/A, formerly kept in the Erlenmeyer Collection |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | surfaced at Sotheby's (London), 09–07–1992, 126 lot 220 |
| First occurence | 1992 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 34, d: 10 |
| Material and features | "agate" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | contest, singular |
| Bibliography |
Sotheby's (London), 09–07–1992, 126 lot 220. 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 |