Spearman and dog (hound) fighting lion-dragon
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | Most of the seal image has been broken away. The remaining scene shows a rampant lion-dragon fighting a spearman (hero) and a rampant dog. On the right-hand side is a spear held by a hand. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- dog (hound): rampant - hero (spearman): spear held by a hand - lion-dragon: rampant, horned |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | Sb 6285 (I 25) |
| Condition, shape | fragment |
| Culture | Achaemenid, Neo-Elamite |
| Provenance | found in Susa |
| First occurence | 1927 |
| Registration number | Sb 6285 (I 25) |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 27, d: 14+ |
| Material and features | "schiste gris" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | contest, hunting |
| Bibliography |
Amiet 1972, 278 no. 2148 and pl. 186. 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. |