Hero grasping human-headed winged lions (lamassu and shedu, sphinxes)
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps a rampant human-headed winged lion (shedu and lamassu, sphinxes) on either side, each by a foreleg. He wears a headband and a long, broad-belted, tiered and fringed open robe over a short tunic. The human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx) wears a horned tiara. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- hero: bearded, wearing a headband and a long, broad-belted, tiered and fringed open robe over a short tunic - human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx): rampant, bearded - human-headed winged lion (shedu, sphinx): rampant, beardless |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Condition, shape | chipped upper and lower edges, nearly half of the lower edge has been broken off, resulting in partial distortion of the hybride creatures' hind legs |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | surfaced at Christie's (South Kensington, London) 13–05–2003, lot 299 (1st item) |
| First occurence | 2003 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 30, d: N/A |
| Material and features | "veined cornelian" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Christie's (South Kensington, London) 13–05–2003, 168–169 lot 299 (1st item). Christie's (South Kensington, London) 13–05–2003: Antiquities. Including an English Private Collection of Ancient Gems, Part 1 (sale ANT-9599). |