DescriptionCylinder Seal, Achaemenid, modern impression 05.jpg
English: Modern impression on clay of Achaemenid cylinder seal, 5th. cent. BCE. A winged solar disc legitimises the Persian king who subdues two rampant Mesopotamian lamassu figures. A finely detailed date-palm (Phoenix dactylifera) terminates. Seal: grey chalcedony, 28mm x 14mm.
Christie’s Antiquities sale catalogue, London, 7/11/01, Lot 605.
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Modern impression of Achaemenid cylinder seal, fifth century BCE. A winged solar disc legitimises the Achaemenid emperor, who subdues two rampant Mesopotamian lamassu figures
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