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Neo Assyrian Quartz Stamp Seal browse these categories for related items... All Items: Near East: Assyrian: Pre AD 1000: item #149375 Please refer to our stock #ne5 when inquiring.
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Under the Assyrian kings Tiglath-pileser III and Sargon II, the entire Near East fell under the conquests of the Assyrian empire. Assyria's conquests included northern Egypt, Babylon, Israel, Judea, and Palestine. Though atrocity and terrorism struck unspeakable fear into Assyria's subjects, Assyria's success was actually due to sophisticated, farsighted, and effective military and government organization. Assyria dominated the Near East for over 200 years until an alliance between Babylon and the Medes created a military force strong enough to unseat Assyria. Their cities destroyed and their power shattered, the Assyrians disappeared from history, remembered only as a cruel people of the Old Testament who opposed the Hebrews. When the Greek historian Xenophon passed through their ruined capital, Ninevah, over 200 years later, he wondered at the size of the city but had no knowledge of the people who had created it.
This stamp seal is fairly representative of Assyrian art, showing a bearded, robed man with a staff paying homage to an unseen god. AGE: Neo Assyrian, c. 7th-9th C. B.C. CONDITION: Excellent. Some pitting to the sides of the seal due to age, but the impression surface is in pristine condition. DIMENSIONS: A little over 1" tall with an impression surface of about 3/4" in length. |
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