Royal hero grasping lion on either side
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | The royal hero grasps a rampant lion on either side, each by the throat. He wears a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe). Behind the lions is a cock above a small, lotus-like stylised plant. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bird: cock - lions (2): rampant, roaring, clawing at the royal hero - royal hero: bearded, wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe) - stylised plant: lotus-like |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Iraq Museum |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Condition, shape | chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | found at an excavation |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | N/A |
| Material and features | N/A |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Basmachi 1975–1976, 405 no. 188.
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