Royal hero grasping winged lion on either side
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | The royal hero grasps a rampant winged lion on either side, each by the throat. He likely wears a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe). Behind the rampant beasts is a stylised tree. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- royal hero: likely wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe) - stylised tree - winged lions (2): rampant, roaring |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Department of Ancient Studies of Stellenbosch University |
| Museum number | KG/VN/3 |
| Condition, shape | worn |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | purchased by the late Professor Schroeder of the Department of Fine Arts at Stellenbosch University; formerly kept in the Department of Fine Arts of Stellenbosch University then donated to the Department of Ancient Studies of Stellenbosch University |
| First occurence | 2016 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 26, d: 12 |
| Material and features | "orange-brown stone" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Dijk-Coombes 2016, 10 no. KG/VN/3 and 16 fig. 7. van Dijk-Coombes, R.M.: “Cylinder Seals in the Collections of Iziko Museums of South Africa in Cape Town and the Department of Ancient Studies of Stellenbosch University”, Akroterion 61 (2016), 1–23. |