Object Description
A domed Neo-Babylonian stamp seal carved from dark jasper featuring an intaglio image of a cultic scene carved on the flat base. A stylized robed figure, with one arm raised upwards, stands before a stylised tree of life. The meaning of such imagery is still unknown and a much debated subject upon scholars. The item is pierced transversely for suspension, suggesting its owner might have also worn it as an ornament. The seal is accompanied with an impression.
Date: Circa 626-539 BC