Stamp-cylinder seal: Royal hero fighting lion-dragon and wild goat (ibex) behind him (cylinder image) – rosette (stamp image)
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | The cylinder image is framed by a quadruple-line border at the top. The royal hero grasps a rampant lion-dragon with one hand and holds a dagger in the other. He wears a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe) and is armed with a bow case (gorytos) on his back. Behind the royal hero is a rampant wild goat (ibex). A small stylised plant appears between the hybride creature and the wild goat. The stamp image shows a rosette. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- lion-dragon: rampant, heads turned backwards, clawing at the royal hero - rosette: on stamp image - royal hero: bearded, wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe), has a bow case (gorytos) on his back - quadruple-line borderline: border at the top - stylised plant: small - wild goat (ibex): rampant, head turned backwards |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal stamp cylinder |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | MT 70 |
| Condition, shape | damaged, worn |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | Susa |
| First occurence | 1972 |
| Registration number | MT 70 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 37, d: 12 |
| Material and features | "schiste gris" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Amiet 1972, 285 no. 2206 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. |