Cylinder Seal
![Grayish-pink stone cylinder seal with engraved areas. Horizontal impression of the stone seal in gray clay showing a king at center, holding at bay or subduing two monsters or lions, symmetrically posed on either side of the man. The king wears billowy garments and a crown. Figures are slightly abstracted and highly stylized.](https://isaw.nyu.edu/exhibitions/ishtar-gate/objects/cylinder-seal-king-lions/@@images/df02c1eb-7fa5-4094-8979-c67ab7aab899.jpeg)
Cylinder Seal and Modern Impression
- Description:
- Cylinder seal and modern impression with a king in contest with two lions
- Medium:
- Grayish pink limestone
- Location:
- Probably Persia, Iran
- Dimensions:
- H. 2.9 cm; Diam. 1.3 cm
- Date:
- Achaemenid Period, ca. 550–450 BCE
- Inventory Number:
- Morgan Seal 819
- Lender:
- The Morgan Library & Museum, New York
The Morgan Library & Museum, New York.