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CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A NEO-BABYLONIAN AGATE CYLINDER SEAL
circa 8th-7th century b.c.
Engraved with a hero holding a large bird by its neck in his left hand, and holding the fore-leg of a standing winged sphinx in his right
16 in. (4 cm) high
circa 8th-7th century b.c.
Engraved with a hero holding a large bird by its neck in his left hand, and holding the fore-leg of a standing winged sphinx in his right
16 in. (4 cm) high
Provenance
Hans Silvius von Aulock
Dr. Elie Borowski
Dr. Elie Borowski
Literature
von Aulock, no. 323.
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