Royal hero grasping wild goat (ibex) on either side
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | The royal hero grasps a rampant wild goat (ibex) on either side, each by the horn. One of the wild goats is damaged by a large chip. The royal hero wears a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe). Behind the wild goats is a tall coniferous tree with a bird perched on top. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bird: perched on a tree - plant: tree, tall, likely a cypress - royal hero: bearded, wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe) - wild goats (ibexes) (2): rampant, heads turned backwards |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | Sb 1474 |
| Condition, shape | slightly worn, nearly half of the lower edge has been broken off, resulting in partial distortion of the figures |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | found in Susa |
| First occurence | 1972 |
| Registration number | Sb 1474 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 28, d: 13 |
| Material and features | "calcaire" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Amiet 1972, 285 no. 2211 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. |