A WESTERN IRANIAN ROCK CRYSTAL CYLINDER SEAL
A WESTERN IRANIAN ROCK CRYSTAL CYLINDER SEAL

CIRCA 1300-1100 B.C.

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A WESTERN IRANIAN ROCK CRYSTAL CYLINDER SEAL
Circa 1300-1100 B.C.
With a hunting scene: a chariot led by a team of horses moves to the left, the cab directly above the eight-spoked wheel, with two kilted men in the cab, an archer drawing his bow and the charioteer holding the reins, a kilted figure standing behind with a dotted spear in his raised right hand, another spear in his lowered left hand, a fallen quadruped below the horses, a band of cross-hatching above and below
34 X 13 mm

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