Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S05278 |
| Description of the seal image | Two rampant lion-griffins pursue each other in an endless scene. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols | - lion-griffins (2): rampant |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Iraq Museum |
| Museum number | U 126 |
| Condition, shape | chipping partly distorts one figure |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | excavated by Sir Leonard Woolley at Ur |
| Archaeological context | E-nun-mah, upper soil |
| Registration number | U 126 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 20, d: 9 |
| Material and features | white marble |
| Style | cut |
| Scene | animal, pursuing |
| Transliteration |
N/A |
| Bibliography |
Legrain 1951, 42 no. 594 and pl. 35. Legrain, L.: Ur Excavations, X: Seal Cylinders (Ur Excavations 10) London – Philadelphia, 1951. |
| 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 (11 September 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, ER – Erika Roboz |