Hero (archer) hunting lion-griffin
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A half-kneeling hero (archer) wearing a triple-belted tunic or kilt with a fringed edge aims his bow at a rampant lion-griffin. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- hero: half-kneeling, archer, hunter, wearing a triple-belted tunic or kilt with a fringed edge - lion-griffin: rampant, head turned backwards, four-winged |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | Sb 6249 (H 412) |
| Condition, shape | worn, damaged |
| Culture | Neo-Elamite |
| Provenance | excavated in Susa in 1926 |
| First occurence | 1926 |
| Registration number | Sb 6249 (H 412) |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 24, d: 10 |
| Material and features | "calcaire jaune" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Mecquenem 1927, 11 and 18 no. 46. Mecquenem, R. de: “Inventaire de cachets et cylindres (Suse 1925–1926).” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 24 (1927), 7–21. Amiet 1972, 282 no. 2187 and pl. 188. Amiet, P.: Glyptique susienne des origines à l’époque des perses achéménides. Cachets, sceaux-cylindres et empreintes antiques découverts à Suse de 1913 à 1967. I: Texte – II: Planches (Mémoires de la Délégation Archéologique en Iran 43: Mission de Susiane) Paris, 1972. |