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CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
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A NEO-ASSYRIAN CHALCEDONY CONOID
CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
With swirling veins of brown and blue-gray, the underside engraved with a bearded hero grappling with a rearing stag, the hero grasping the animal's antlers in one hand, holding a mace in the other, a two-character device in the field to the right, on a groundline
7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) long
CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
With swirling veins of brown and blue-gray, the underside engraved with a bearded hero grappling with a rearing stag, the hero grasping the animal's antlers in one hand, holding a mace in the other, a two-character device in the field to the right, on a groundline
7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) long
Provenance
with P.N. Barbier, Belgium, 1981.
Francesca Artuner, Brussels, 1992.
Thereafter acquired by the current owner, New York.
Francesca Artuner, Brussels, 1992.
Thereafter acquired by the current owner, New York.
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