Persian hero grasping lion-griffin on either side
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps a rampant lion-griffin on either side, each by the throat. He wears a feather-topped headdress and Persian clothing (court robe). |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- hero: bearded, wearing a feather-topped headdress and Persian clothing (court robe) - lion-griffins (2): rampant, roaring, clawing at the hero |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Israel Department of Antiquities and Museums (Israel Antiquities Authority) |
| Museum number | N/A (IAA) |
| Condition, shape | chipped upper and lower edges, large chip partly distorts the hybride creature facing the royal hero |
| Culture | Achaemenid, peripheral |
| Provenance | found in Tell el-Heir, northwest Sinai |
| First occurence | before 1982 (excavation) |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 24, d: 9 |
| Material and features | "cornelian" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Stern 1982, 196 and 198 no. 316. Stern, E.: Material Culture of the Bible in the Persian period 538–332 BC. Warminster, 1982. Collon 2005 (first published in 1987), 90–91 no. 423. Collon, D.: First Impressions: Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East. [First published in 1987] London, 2005. |