| Object no. | S04267 |
| Description of the seal image | The royal hero grasps a lion on either side, each by a hind leg. He wears a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe). |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- lions (2): inverted, heads turned backwards - royal hero: bearded, wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe) |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Iraq Museum |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| First occurence | 1946 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | N/A |
| Material and features | N/A |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Basmachi 1946, 164 and pl. 6. Basmachi, F.: “Cylinder Seals”, Sumer 2 (1946), 156–164 [in Arabic]. |
| Object history | The publications mentioning the objects in this database were collected and the objects classified by ZN; data for the present object was input and description of the object done by HL based on the relevant publication provided, then object data and description were finalized by ZN (20 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |