A NEO-ASSYRIAN CYLINDER SEAL FROM SYRIA OR ANATOLIA

Circa 900-700 BC. An extremely fine Neo-Assyrian cylinder seal.This cylinder seal is pierced for suspension, suggesting that it might have either been used as an administrative cylinder seal or a personal ornament. Size: L:19mm / W:10mm ; 1.6gProvenance: From the important collection of a London doctor A.R; passed by descent to his son; formerly acquired between 1970-2000. Big parts of the collection were studied/published by Professor Lambert in the early 1990s.