Stamp-cylinder seal: Royal hero fighting rampant lion-dragon beside human-headed winged lion (shedu, sphinx) under winged sun-disc (cylinder image) – Wild goat (ibex) under crescent moon (stamp image)
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | The seal images of this stamp-cylinder seal comprise two scenes. The cylinder image is framed by a triple-line border at the top. The royal hero grasps a rampant lion-dragon by the throat with one hand and holding a dagger in the other. He wears a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe). Next to them is a reclining human-headed winged lion (shedu, sphinx) under the winged sun-disc. The stamp image depicts a reclining wild goat (ibex) under a crescent moon. The handle is decorated with a linear pattern above the triple-line border. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- triple-line border (borderline): at the top - crescent moon - human-headed winged lion (shedu, sphinx): reclining, head turned backwards, beardless - linear pattern: on the handle - lion-dragon: rampant, snarling, clawing at the royal hero - royal hero: bearded, wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe) - wild goat (ibex): reclining - winged sun-disc: with appendages |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal stamp cylinder |
| Collection | N/A, formerly kept in the Erlenmeyer Collection |
| Condition, shape | slightly damaged lower edge |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | surfaced at Sotheby's (London), 09–07–1992, 126 lot 219 |
| First occurence | 1992 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 37, d: 11 |
| Material and features | "brown limestone" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | animal, contest |
| Bibliography |
Sotheby's (London), 09–07–1992, 126 lot 219. Sotheby's (London), 09–07–1992: Western Asiatic Cylinder Seals and Antiquities from the Erlenmeyer Collection (Part I). |