Description:

800-539 BC. A rock crystal cylinder seal with a row of three warriors, armed with bows and spears, striding from left to right, a crude representation, the lower bodies similar to those of insects, only the noses visible beneath the wide brimmed helmets. For this special Neo-Babylonian style see B. Teissier, Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, Los Angeles, London, 1984, pp.178-179. 3.12 grams, 22mm (1"). The Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s; collection number W-665. Accompanied by a museum-quality impression.

    Condition:
  • Very fine condition.

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