Achaemenid Grey Stone Cylinder Seal Pendant with Gryphon and Ibex

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 5/8 in. (17.58 grams, 40 mm).

Frieze with rampant winged gryphon in profile, rearing to attack an ibex with bowed head, one foreleg raised, starburst above, ruled borders; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Literature

Cf. for similar figures of gryphons on seals, Von Der Osten, H.H., 'The Ancient Seals from the Near East in the Metropolitan Museum: Old and Middle Persian Seals' in The Art Bulletin, Vol.13, no.2, June 1931, pp.221-241, figs.74-76.

CONDITION

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