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CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
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A NEO-ASSYRIAN AGATE CYLINDER SEAL
CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
Engraved with two scenes, one with a bearded hero standing upon an ibex, holding two winged lions by a hind leg, a bird perched on their tails, with a star on either side, and a running ibex on either side below; the other scene with a triple-headed bearded god in a winged disk above a tree, a bull above each wing, with standing bull men flanking the tree
1 3/8 in. (3.4 cm.) long
CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
Engraved with two scenes, one with a bearded hero standing upon an ibex, holding two winged lions by a hind leg, a bird perched on their tails, with a star on either side, and a running ibex on either side below; the other scene with a triple-headed bearded god in a winged disk above a tree, a bull above each wing, with standing bull men flanking the tree
1 3/8 in. (3.4 cm.) long
Provenance
Yousef Golizadeh, brought to the U.S. prior to 1979.
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