Royal hero grasping lion-griffin on either side


Royal hero grasping lion-griffin on either side
Kategória Cylinder Seals
Description of the seal image The royal hero grasps a rampant lion-griffin on either side, each by the neck. He likely wears a Persian clothing (court robe).
Figures, motifs/symbols - lion-griffins (2): rampant, heads turned backwards, roaring
- royal hero: bearded, wearing a Persian clothing (court robe)
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection The Metropolitan Museum of Art / The MET / MMA
Museum number MMA 26.31.378
Condition, shape worn; weathered
Culture Achaemenid
Provenance ex-Richard B. Seager Collection; bequeathed to the MMA by him in 1926
First occurence before 1925
Archaeological context N/A
Registration number N/A
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter h: 21.1, d: N/A
Material and features "limestone"
Style linear
Scene contest
Bibliography

MMA: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/322393 [accessed: 06-12-2023].