Cylinder seal and modern impression: king holding two lion griffins at bay
Object type: Cylinder seal
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Achaemenid
Period: Achaemenid
Date: ca. 6th–5th century BCE
Medium: Jasper, hematite
Dimensions: 1 1/8 × 9/16 × 9/16 in. (2.9 × 1.4 × 1.4 cm)
Classification: Stone-Cylinder Seals-Inscribed
Geography:      Iran 
Credit line: Dodge Fund, 1936
Accession year: 1936
Tags: Kings|Griffins