Achaemenid cylinder-seal impression of a Royal hunt. Artist: Unknown

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Achaemenid cylinder-seal impression of a Royal hunt. The King holds a Gon and a man with a flail seizes a bull. It symbolises the the triumph of the King over his enemies.

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Size: 4923px × 3575px
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Photo credit: © CM Dixon/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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