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 neck. He wears a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe). Behind the lions is a crescent moon above a stylised lotus flower with a long stem. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - lions (2): rampant, roaring, clawing at the royal hero - royal hero: bearded, wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe) - stylised plant: lotus flower with a long stem |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem |
| Museum number | BLMJ 2852 – BLMJ Seal 501 |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| First occurence | 1995 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 23.2, d: 9 (7.8), slightly barrel-shaped |
| Material and features | "agate" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Collon 1995, 32–34 and fig. 18. Collon, D.: “Nimrod, the Mighty Hunter, and his Descendants: Contest Scenes on Cylinder Seals”, in: Goodnick Westenholz, J. (ed.), Seals and Sealings in the Ancient Near East. Proceedings of the Symposium Held on September 2, 1993 Jerusalem, Israel. (Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem Publications 1) Jerusalem, 1995, 23–38. |