Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04031 |
| Description of the seal image | Two royal heroes fight two Bes-headed lions (sphinxes), each grasping a hybrid creature by its feather-topped headdress with one hand and holding a dagger in the other. The royal heroes wear dentate crowns (cidarises) and Persian clothing (court robes). |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- Bes-headed lions (sphinxes) (2): rampant, heads in frontal view, wearing a feather-topped headdresses - royal heroes (2): wearing dentate crowns (cidarises) and Persian clothing (court robes), holding daggers |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A, formerly kept in the Surena Collection (London), late 1970s–early 1980s |
| Condition, shape | chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | ex-Surena Collection, then surfaced at Christie’s (London) 07–10–2010, lot 82. |
| First occurence | late 1970s–early 1980s |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 32, d: N/A |
| Material and features | "dark green stone" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Christie’s (London) 07–10–2010, lot 82. Christie’s (London) 07–10–2010: Antiquities. |
| 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 (19 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, ER – Erika Roboz |