Neo-Assyrian Chalcedony Cylinder Seal

 

Neo-Assyrian Chalcedony Cylinder Seal

An ancient Neo-Assyrian white chalcedony cylinder seal with a scene of walking winged quadrupeds, with birds in between and in the sky, crescent and star above.

Ca. 750 - 600 BC.
Height: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm).

Published: B. Teissier, Ancient Near Eastern Seals from the Marcopoli Collection, (Los Angeles, 1984), pp. 181-182, no. 275.

Formerly in the Marcopoli collection, assembled in Aleppo, Syria, in the late 19th century; subsequently, McLendon collection, Dallas, acquired circa 1978; The McLendon Collection of Cylinder and Stamp Seals; Antiquities, Christie's, New York, June 14, 1993, lot 273; subsequently in the Dr. Vallo Benjamin collection (1934-2021).

Inv#: 8671

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