Sitting human figure facing various animals


Sitting human figure facing various animals
Kategória Cylinder Seals
Description of the seal image A gazelle (antelope) and a bird stride towards a male figure sitting on a throne. The male figure wears a long, fringed skirt and has a diagonal strap on his chest. Directly in front of him is a flower with a long stem. Above the gazelle is a jumping fox and the winged sun-disc.
Figures, motifs/symbols - bird: striding
- borderline: line border at the bottom
- fox: jumping
- gazelle (antelope): striding
- human figure: bearded, sitting, wearing a long, fringed skirt, has a diagonal strap on his chest
- plant: flower with a long stem
- throne: high-backed chair, possibly tasselled
- winged sun-disc
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection Rijksmuseum van Oudheden – Dutch National Museum of Antiquities
Museum number Lajard 2
Culture other
First occurence Lajard 1847, pl. 33: 2.
Material and features agate variee
Translation N/A
Bibliography

Lajard 1847, pl. 33: 2.



Lajard, F.: Introduction à l’étude du culte public et des mystères de Mithra en orient et en occident. Paris, 1847.