Two rampant human-headed winged lions (shedus, sphinxes) flanking stylised tree
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | Two rampant human-headed winged lions (shedus, sphinxes) flank a stylised tree. Behind them is the winged sun-disc above a small plant. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- human-headed winged lions (shedus, sphinxes) (2): rampant, beardless, seemingly with bird tails - plant: small, cactus-like - stylised tree: with offshoots - winged sun-disc |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Rijksmuseum van Oudheden; formerly kept in the Cabinet Royal des Médailles à la Haye |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 20 |
| Material and features | calcedoine blanche translucide |
| Style | cut |
| Scene | animal, ritual |
| Transliteration |
N/A |
| Bibliography |
Lajard 1847, 8 Planche XXX: no. 3 and pl. 30: 3. Lajard, F.: Introduction à l’étude du culte public et des mystères de Mithra en orient et en occident. Paris, 1847. Menant 1878, 57 no. 139–109. Menant, J.: Catalogue des cylindres orientaux du Cabinet Royal des Médailles de La Haye. La Haye, 1878. |