AN ACHAEMENID RED AND WHITE VEINED QUARTZ CYLINDER SEAL
AN ACHAEMENID RED AND WHITE VEINED QUARTZ CYLINDER SEAL

CIRCA 6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.

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AN ACHAEMENID RED AND WHITE VEINED QUARTZ CYLINDER SEAL
CIRCA 6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
Showing two four-winged genii each with one foot resting on a recumbent sphinx and flanking a sacred tree, the tree surmounted by a third sphinx, one of the genie grasping its forepaw, the other its tail
1 in. (3.1 cm.) high

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