Royal hero grasping winged wild goat (ibex) on either side
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | The royal hero grasps a rampant winged wild goat (ibex) on either side, each by the horn. He wears a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe). |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- royal hero: bearded, wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe) - winged wild goats (ibexes) (2): rampant, heads turned backwards |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Rijksmuseum van Oudheden; formerly kept in the Cabinet Royal des Médailles à la Haye |
| Museum number | M.138 |
| Condition, shape | worn, damaged |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| First occurence | 1878 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 27, d: 11 |
| Material and features | "agate veinée", "agate rouge et noire" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Menant 1878, 57 no. 138–45. Menant, J.: Catalogue des cylindres orientaux du Cabinet Royal des Médailles de La Haye. La Haye, 1878. Zadok-Josephus 1952, 38 no. 149. Zadoks-Josephus J.A.N.: Catalogue sommaire des cylindres orientaux au Cabinet royal des médailles à La Haye. (En collaboration avec R. Frankena) La Haye, 1952. |