NEO-ASSYRIAN BANDED AGATE CYLINDER SEAL WITH FOUR-WINGED HERO. Ca. 9th - 8th century BC . A cylinder seal depicting a four-winged hero holding two mythical creatures, with a life tree (date palm) beside them. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. Size: 35mm x 11mm; Weight: 10.60g 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.