A Published Agate Cylinder Seal with Royal Ritual Scene, Neo-Assyrian Period, ca. 883 - 612 BCE Vessels - Glass as their color

as their color

Condition: The object is intact and in excellent overall condition

perhaps as symbolic offerings reflecting warfare

with possible light cosmetic touchup

A Published Agate Cylinder Seal with Royal Ritual Scene, Neo-Assyrian Period, ca. 883 - 612 BCE Vessels - Glass as their colorFinely carved from translucent red brown agate, this exceptional cylinder seal presents a richly detailed mythological composition emblematic of Neo Assyrian royal ideology. At the center of the scene strides a bearded king, rendered in the formal court style of the Assyrian empire. His raised arm conveys authority and divine sanction, while a running bull at his feet serves as a potent symbol of royal power, virility, and celestial favor. Facing the