Achaemenid Hematite Cylinder Seal

An ancient Achaemenid hematite cylinder seal depicting a king with crown and elaborate dress, drawing his bow at a lioness with an arrow already lodged in her head, below is a boar with an arrow lodged in its head.

Achaemenid Period.
Ca. 600 - 400 BC.
Height: 1 1/8 in. (29 mm).
Formerly with Brummer Gallery, New York, 1940s; subsequently by descent to an Atlanta, Georgia private collection.
Inv#: 8894
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