Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S05189 |
| Description of the seal image | The royal hero (archer), wearing a crenellated crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe), aims his bow at a jumping lioness while his hunting dog (hound) attacks a boar. The archer has a tasselled quiver on his back and holds an extra arrow in his left hand. The lioness already has two arrows sticking out of its head. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- boar: charging - dog (hound): jumping - lioness: jumping, with swollen teats, head turned backwards - royal hero: archer, hunter, wearing a crenellated crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe), has a tasselled quiver on his back and holds an extra arrow in his left hand |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | MT |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | excavated in Susa in 1936 |
| First occurence | 1943 |
| Archaeological context | Ville Royale |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 33, d: 16 |
| Material and features | "calcaire gris" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Mecquenem 1943, 67 fig. 58. Mecquenem, R. de: “Fouilles de Suse, 1933-1938.” In: Mecquenem, R. de et al. (eds.) Mission de Susiane. (Mémoires de la Mission Archéologique en Iran 29) Paris, 1943, 3–161. Amiet 1972, 285 no. 2204 and pl. 189. Amiet, P.: Glyptique susienne des origines à l’époque des perses achéménides. Cachets, sceaux-cylindres et empreintes antiques découverts à Suse de 1913 à 1967. I: Texte – II: Planches (Mémoires de la Délégation Archéologique en Iran 43: Mission de Susiane) Paris, 1972. |
| 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 GE 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 (18 April 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |