A Published Agate Cylinder Seal with Royal Ritual Scene, Neo-Assyrian Period, ca. 883 - 612 BCE Household Goods in very good condition

in very good condition

indicating the object originally functioned as an ornamental fitting attached to horse harness or bridle equipment

represented purity and spiritual protection

Provenace:  Patrick Campbell

lapis lazuli

A Published Agate Cylinder Seal with Royal Ritual Scene, Neo-Assyrian Period, ca. 883 - 612 BCE Household Goods in very good conditionFinely 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