Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S05193 |
| Description of the seal image | The royal hero grasps a rampant lion with one hand and holds a spear in the other. He wears a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe). Beyond the lion is a stylised tree. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- lion: rampant, roaring - royal hero: bearded, wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe), holding a spear - stylised tree |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | present whereabouts unknown, only the cast is in the Musée du Louvre |
| Condition, shape | worn |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | found in Susa |
| First occurence | 1943 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 22, d: 13 |
| Material and features | "coquille" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Mecquenem 1943, 67 fig. 58 (1). Mecquenem, R. de: “Fouilles de Suse, 1933-1938.” In: Mecquenem, R. de et al. (eds.) Amiet 1972, 285 no. 2208 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 description of the object done by HL based on the relevant publication provided, then object data and description were finalized by ZN (26 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |