Darius seal, firing arrows at a lion, winged sun-disc

European Museums, The British Museum

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Winged man, sun-disc on top of a chariot of king Darius firing arrows at a lion on the Darius seal.

Darius seal

This famous cylinder-seal shows the Persian King Darius I (521 - 486 B.C.) standing in a chariot firing arrows at a lion. The inscription reads 'Darius, Great King'. The seal was not a personal seal of Darius but probably belonged to a member of his administration. The chariot resembles the gold chariot model in the Oxus Treasure. The winged sun-disc at the top is believed to be the Zoroastrian deity Ahura Mazda.

Thebes, Egypt

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Winged man, sun-disc on top of a chariot of king Darius firing arrows at a lion on the Darius seal

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Source:  London, United Kingdom