Lion-griffin pursuing wild goat (ibex) or gazelle (antelope)
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A rampant lion-griffin pursues a rampant wild goat (ibex) or gazelle (antelope). Between them are three four-rayed stars in total. A crescent moon appears above the hybrid creature. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - lion-griffin: rampant - stars (3): four-rayed - wild goat (ibex) or gazelle (antelope): rampant, head turned backwards |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | Sb 6113 |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian, Neo-Elamite |
| Provenance | excavated at Susa |
| First occurence | 1922 |
| Archaeological context | Apadana (Central forecourt, vault A), |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 19, d: 9 (slightly barrel-shaped) |
| Material and features | cornaline |
| Style | cut |
| Scene | animal, pursuing |
| Transliteration |
N/A |
| Bibliography |
Amiet 1972, 280 no. 2169 and pl. 187. Amiet, P.: Glyptique susienne des origines à l’époque des perses achéménides. Cachets, sceaux-cylindres et empreintes antiques découverts à Suse de 1913 à 1967. I: Texte – II: Planches (Mémoires de la Délégation Archéologique en Iran 43: Mission de Susiane) Paris, 1972. |