Ca. 2nd millennium BC. A beautiful black double-faced seal from the region of Bactria/Turkmenistan. One side depicts a mythical winged creature, the other a fighting scene of a naked hero with dagger, attacking a lion. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.Size: L:20mm / W:10.4mm ; 7.58gProvenance: 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.