MIDDLE ASSYRIAN QUARTZ CYLINDER SEAL WITH MYTHICAL LION Ca. 1300 - 1200 BC. A quartz cylinder seal depicting a mythical lion standing before a schematic life tree. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. Size: 35mm x 17mm; Weight: 19.73g Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex. European collection formed in France in the 1960s to 1980s; Ex. Bachmann collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.