WESTERN ASIATIC NEO-BABYLONIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH ROBED FIGURE AND GRYPHON 7th-6th century BC A glass cylinder seal with bronze wire insert, standing robed figure with hands extended towards a rearing beast, winged gryphon in front. 9.21 grams, 37mm (1 1/2"). Fine condition. Unusual. Provenance From a North London collection; formerly in the Rihani family collection, formed 1970-1980s. Literature Cf. Collon, D. First Impressions. Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East, London, 2005, p.81. Footnotes Dr Bonewitz notes: 'This seal is made from very early glass, and as such is much less common than those made from other materials'.
WESTERN ASIATIC NEO-BABYLONIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH ROBED FIGURE AND GRYPHON 7th-6th century BC A glass cylinder seal with bronze wire insert, standing robed figure with hands extended towards a rearing beast, winged gryphon in front. 9.21 grams, 37mm (1 1/2"). Fine condition. Unusual. Provenance From a North London collection; formerly in the Rihani family collection, formed 1970-1980s. Literature Cf. Collon, D. First Impressions. Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East, London, 2005, p.81. Footnotes Dr Bonewitz notes: 'This seal is made from very early glass, and as such is much less common than those made from other materials'.
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