Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04256 |
| Description of the seal image | Two bearded heroes fight a cow suckling its calf and a lion attacking it. The hero on the left grasps the cow with one hand and brandishes a weapon with the other. He wears a belted tunic and has a sword at his waist. The other hero grasps the lion by its tail with one hand and also brandishes a weapon with the other hand. He wears a long, open robe over a short tunic. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- calf - cow - hero 1: bearded, wearing a belted tunic and has a sword at his waist, brandishing a weapon - hero 2: bearded, wearing a long, open robe over a short tunic, brandishing a weapon - lion: rampant, head turned backwards |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Culture | Assyro-Babylonian |
| Provenance | found at Al-Qādisīyah (Salvage Dam on the Euphrates, north of Haditha, Iraq) |
| First occurence | before 1979 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | N/A |
| Material and features | N/A |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Al-Houri 1979/1981, 23 no. 19. Al-Huri, H.A.: “Seals from the Al-Qadissiya Dam Basin”, Sumer 42 (1979/81) 20–25 [in Arabic section]. |
| 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 |