Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S01940 |
| Description of the seal image | The cylinder image is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. Two lion-griffins follow each other. In front of each of them is a small, cactus-like stylised plant. The stamp image depicts a roaring lion. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - lion: roaring, on stamp image - lion-grifins (2): roaring - stylised plants (2): small, cactus-like |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal stamp cylinder |
| Collection | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
| Museum number | AN1969.357 |
| Culture | Iranian, Urartian |
| First occurence | 1969 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 19.5 (27 with loop); d: 14 (11.5 top) (loop handle with scalloped edge) |
| Material and features | "dark grey serpentine" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | animal |
| Transliteration |
N/A |
| Bibliography |
Moorey – Gurney 1978, 57 no. 66 and pl. VIII. Moorey, P. R. S. – Gurney, O. R.: "Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals Acquired by the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford 1963–1973". Iraq 40/1 (1978) 41–60. |
| 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 MNy and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN (2 September 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai, ER – Erika Roboz |