Two rampant griffins flanking standard


Two rampant griffins flanking standard
Kategória Cylinder Seals
Description of the seal image Two rampant griffins flank a standard terminating in an outlined disc set between them. On either side of the standard's shaft are a six-rayed star and a sitting monkey, respectively. A crescent moon appears over the griffin on the left.
Figures, motifs/symbols - crescent moon
- griffins (2): rampant, winged, crested
- monkey: sitting
- standard: terminating in an outlined disc
- star: six-rayed
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection present whereabouts unknown
Condition, shape chipped upper and lower edges
Culture Neo-Babylonian
Provenance surfaced at Christie's (South Kensington) 13–05–2003, lot 300
First occurence 2003
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter h: 30
Material and features white stone
Style modelled
Scene animal, cultic
Transliteration

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Bibliography

Christie's (South Kensington) 13–05–2003: 168–169 lot 300.



Christie's (South Kensington) 13–05–2003: Antiquities.