NEO-ASSYRIAN STONE CYLINDER SEAL
Ca. 9th-8th century BC.
A nicely carved Neo-Assyrian black stone cylinder seal from the nineth to eighth century BC. It depicts a winged gazelle and a griffon, as well as a number of religious motifs including a six-pointed star and a lunar crescent.
Size: L:37.4mm / W:11.2mm ; 7.88g
Provenance: Private London collection of an Ancient Art dealer; Formerly in a central London family collections 1990s; Suggested to be examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.; ex. 1970s/early80s UK art market.
Estimate: GBP 200 - 400