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 throat. He wears a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe). Behind the lions is a tall coniferous tree. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- lions (2): rampant, roaring, clawing at the royal hero - royal hero: bearded, wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe) - plant: tree, tall, likely a cypress |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée de Louvre |
| Museum number | Sb 1495 |
| Condition, shape | worn |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | found in Susa |
| First occurence | 1972 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 19, d: 11 |
| Material and features | "calcaire blanc" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Amiet 1972, 285 no. 2209 and pl. 189. 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. |