8th-7th century BC. An agate stamp seal with swirling veins of brown and blue-grey, the underside engraved with a bearded hero grappling with a rearing stag on a ground line, the hero grasping the animal's antlers in one hand, holding a mace in the other, a two-character device in the field to the right; pierced for suspension; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 12.5 grams, 23mm (1"). Private English collection; previously with Francesca Artuner, Brussels, Belgium, 1992; formerly with P.N. Barbier, Belgium, 1981.