Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S05194 |
| Description of the seal image | The royal hero grasps a rampant lion on either side, each by the throat. He wears a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe). Behind the lions is a tall coniferous tree. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- lions (2): rampant, roaring, clawing at the royal hero - royal hero: bearded, wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe) - plant: tree, tall, likely a cypress |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée de Louvre |
| Museum number | Sb 1495 |
| Condition, shape | worn |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | found in Susa |
| First occurence | 1972 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 19, d: 11 |
| Material and features | "calcaire blanc" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Amiet 1972, 285 no. 2209 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 (26 March 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |