A Published Agate Cylinder Seal with Royal Ritual Scene, Neo-Assyrian Period, ca. 883 - 612 BCE Household Goods This piece was acquired prior

This piece was acquired prior to 1986 and retained in the Kerr-Taylor collection for decades

once a local Theban deity

in very good condition

represented purity and spiritual protection

A Published Agate Cylinder Seal with Royal Ritual Scene, Neo-Assyrian Period, ca. 883 - 612 BCE Household Goods This piece was acquired priorFinely 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