An Urartian chalcedony pendant stamp seal

An Urartian chalcedony pendant stamp seal
Circa 8th-7th Century B.C.
The bell-shaped seal with a ribbed suspension loop on a stepped base, the convex underside engraved with a hybrid monster comprised of an eagle's body and fish tail, facing left and grasping a hare in its beak, a snake encircling the perimeter, 2.5cm high

Provenance:
Private collection, England, 1990.
European art market.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 6 December 2007, lot 374.
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale.

Cf. a chrysotite Urartian loop-handled stamp seal in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, acc. no. 1984.175.28, which shows a similar bird-fish hybrid monster.