Royal hero grasping lion on either side
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | The royal hero grasps a rampant lion on either side, each by the foreleg. He likely wears a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe). Behind the lions is a crescent moon in the sky. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - lions (2): rampant, roaring - royal hero: likely wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe) |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Ugo Sissa Collection |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Condition, shape | fault partly distorts the hero's head |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | Ugo Sissa Collection |
| First occurence | before 1959 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 21, d: 11 |
| Material and features | "red limestone" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Douglas van Buren 1959, 37 no. 289 and pl. XVIII. Douglas van Buren, E.: Catalogue of the Ugo Sissa Collection of Stamp and Cylinder Seals of Mesopotamia. Rome, 1959. |