Royal hero (spearman) fighting lion
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | The royal hero grasps a rampant lion with one hand and holds a spear in the other. He wears a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe). Beyond the lion is a stylised tree. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- lion: rampant, roaring - royal hero: bearded, wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe), holding a spear - stylised tree |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | present whereabouts unknown, only the cast is in the Musée du Louvre |
| Condition, shape | worn |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | found in Susa |
| First occurence | 1943 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 22, d: 13 |
| Material and features | "coquille" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Mecquenem 1943, 67 fig. 58 (1). Mecquenem, R. de: “Fouilles de Suse, 1933-1938.” In: Mecquenem, R. de et al. (eds.) Amiet 1972, 285 no. 2208 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. |