A MIDDLE ASSYRIAN OBSIDIAN CYLINDER SEAL
A MIDDLE ASSYRIAN OBSIDIAN CYLINDER SEAL

CIRCA 13TH CENTURY B.C.

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A MIDDLE ASSYRIAN OBSIDIAN CYLINDER SEAL
CIRCA 13TH CENTURY B.C.
Engraved with a charioteer running down an opponent, standing with his bow drawn, aiming forward, the victim laying beneath the horse's front legs, one arm reaching upwards and the other bent towards his breast, with his spear lying beside him, a bird with outspread wings soaring above
1¼ in. (3.2 cm.) long
Provenance
with Elie Borowski, 1980.

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G. Max Bernheimer
G. Max Bernheimer

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