Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04428 |
| Description of the seal image | The cylinder image is framed by a double-line border at the top. Above the lines are perforation holes and diagonal notches, the impressions of which imitate the appearance of the winged sun-disc. The royal hero grasps a rampant human-headed winged lion (shedu, sphinx) on either side, each by a foreleg. He wears a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe). Behind the rampant beasts is a crescent moon above a tall tree, possibly coniferous tree. The seal image depicts a horned animal below a crescent moon, while the seal image on the handle depicts an eight-rayed star. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- animal: horned, wild goat (ibex) or gazelle (antelope), on the lower stamp image - borderline: double-line border at the top - crescent moons (2): one on the lower stamp image - human-headed winged lions (shedus, sphinxes) (2): rampant, heads turned backwards - plant: tall tree, possibly coniferous tree - royal hero: bearded, wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe) - star: eight-rayed, on the upper stamp image - winged sun-disc: created by the impression of drillings and diagonal notches |
| Subcategory | stamp cylinder |
| Collection | Universalmuseum Joanneum, formerly kept in Steiermärkisches Landesmuseum Joanneum |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Condition, shape | slightly worn |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | gift of James Claudius Rich to Archduke Johann; found in Babylon(?) |
| First occurence | 1814 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 37.5, d: 22.2 |
| Material and features | "feinkörniges Gestein ... 5 F 3 graubraun" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Bleibtreu 1981, 93-94 no. 115. 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 |