Seal from Mohenjo-Daro, Indus Valley, Pakistan, 3000-1500 BC (stone) (detail of 162902), Harappan / National Museum of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan / Bridgeman Images.
Remember the squatting man figures as well as the holding weapons ones.
This article explores further on the subject of the Master of the Beasts subject:
- T. Negus, “Daniel in the Den of Lions: Early Medieval Carvings and their Origins.,” Folk Life. Journal of Ethnological Studies., vol. 44, pp. 63-77, 2005.
[Bibtex]@Article{tinanegus2005, Title = {Daniel in the Den of Lions: Early Medieval Carvings and their Origins.}, Author = {Tina Negus}, Journal = {Folk Life. Journal of Ethnological Studies.}, Year = {2005}, Pages = {63-77}, Volume = {44}, File = {tinanegus2005.pdf:tinanegus2005.pdf:PDF}, Owner = {trismegisto}, Timestamp = {2016.01.02}, Url = {http://www.green-man-of-cercles.org/articles/daniel_in_the_den_of_lions.pdf} }
For further (and further, and further) fun, have a look at this Flickr group called “Daniel, Gilgamesh and The Master of Beasts“.