Stamp seal (octagonal pyramid) with cultic scene

Stamp seal (octagonal pyramid) with cultic scene

late 8th–7th century BCE · Assyrian

Flawed neutral Chalcedony (Quartz)

The Met · Ancient Near Eastern Art · CC0 · The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76

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