Royal hero grasping lion-dragon on either side
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | The royal hero grasps a rampant lion-dragon on either side, each by the horn. He wears a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe). The figures are set on a groundline and above them is the winged sun-disc. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- groundline - lion-dragons (2): rampant, horned - royal hero: bearded, wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe) - winged sun-disc: with globe-tipped appendages |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | formerly kept in the collection of prince Joseph Poniatowski |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | ex-Poniatowski Collection |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | N/A |
| Material and features | N/A |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Lajard 1847, 17 Planche LVII: no. 6 and pl. 57: 6. Lajard, F.: Introduction à l’étude du culte public et des mystères de Mithra en orient et en occident. Paris, 1847. |