A Published Neo-Assyrian Hematite Cylinder Seal, ca. 8th Century BCE Jewelry - Earrings 1935 - 2016) was born

1935 - 2016) was born at Yarungkanji

carefully shaped and polished

Dimensions:  Length: 1 inch (2

Provenance: Acquired in Jerusalem in the 1960s

Necklace length: 18 inches (45

A Published Neo-Assyrian Hematite Cylinder Seal, ca. 8th Century BCE Jewelry - Earrings 1935 - 2016) was bornAn exceptional Neo Assyrian cylinder seal masterfully carved from fine black hematite depicting a richly symbolic ritual scene. The primary figure is a bearded male, likely a priest, royal figure, or one identified in recent scholarship as an utukkua powerful protective or ancestral spirit that embodies the ancestral king. He stands facing right, grasping a mace (symbol of authority or ritual power) in his left hand, which is raised in a formal