Bidspirit auction | NEO-ASSYRIAN TRANSLUCENT STONE CYLINDER SEAL

NEO-ASSYRIAN TRANSLUCENT STONE CYLINDER SEAL WITH HYBRID GENII AND A TREE OF LIFE - Ca. 800 - 650 BC. A translucent stone cylinder seal, drilled longitudinally and engraved with a bird-headed genius and a fish-headed genius accompanying a tree of life, above which hovers a winged sun-disk. Size: 45mm x 18mm; Weight: 23g Provenance: Private London collection of an Ancient Art dealer; formerly in a central London family collection, 1990s; reportedly examined by Wilfrid George Lambert in the late 1980s–early 1990s; ex UK art market, 1970s–early 1980s. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.