Late Bronze Age, Ca. 1200-500 BC. This engraved cylinder seal has a detailed pattern of horned quadrupeds (zebu bulls?) cut into it, creating an impression when rolled onto clay or wax. It also features a drilled hole at the end, allowing it to be strung onto a necklace or cord. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.Size: L:22.9mm / W:14.1mm ; 7gProvenance: Private London collection of an Ancient Art dealer; Formerly in a central London family collections 1990s; Suggested to be examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.; ex. 1970s/early80s UK art market.