625-539 BC. A rock crystal cylinder seal with antithetical group consisting of a four winged heroes in the centre, facing left, and grasping a two winged ramping lion by the throat on either side; the bearded genius wears a headband that holds together the long over-the-shoulder hair, and a long skirt through which the legs are visible; between the winged lions is a standard with a figurative head. For the skirt with visible legs on a seal with similar picture cf. Collon, D. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Cylinder Seals V. Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Periods, London 2001, p.174f., no.341. 7.29 grams, 26mm (1"). From a private collection of seals and amulets, the property of a Canadian gentleman living in London; from his father's collection formed in the late 1960s to 1980s. Very fine condition.