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). Above them is the winged sun-disc. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- lion-dragons (2): rampant, roaring - royal hero: bearded, wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe) - winged sun-disc |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | in private collection, Tokyo, Japan |
| Condition, shape | chipped upper and lower edges, large chip partly distorts the winged sun-disc |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| First occurence | 1991 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 29.3, d: 14.3 |
| Material and features | "translucent agate" (in Japanese) |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Ishida, ed., 1991, 8 no. I–14–1. Ishida, K., ed.: Inshō no sekai. Kodai oriento bijutsu to rekishi no kataribe [The World of Seals. Narrators/Storytellers of the Visual Arts and History of the Ancient Near East]. Tokyo, 1991 [in Japanese]. |