SYRIAN CYLINDER SEAL Mythic Centaurs ancient reproduction

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SYRIAN CYLINDER SEAL Mythic Centaurs ancient reproduction:
$12.09

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MYTHIC CENTAURS

Circa 300 BC

Stone cylinder seal, quartzite-limestone composite, 25 mm (one inch), 12 mm diameter, with description.

(image of roll-out impression pictured below)

Ancient Syrian cylinder seal replica.

The seal depicts a pair of Greek-style Centaurs standing either side of a Tree of Life symbol. Zu, the demon-storm bird of Mesopotain myth hovers in the sky above them.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

The seal typifies the period of Greek expansion into Mesopotamia around 300 BC. reflecting a cross-fertilization of Greek and Mesopotamian mythology. Cylinder seals experienced a brief renaissance under the Persians and remained popular with both Greek and Middle Eastern traders.

The Greeks were already guilty of crafting fabulous tales from the ancient stories they inherited from Egypt and Mesopotamia. They developed new mythic creatures of their own introducing unicorns, centaurs, minotaurs and mermaids, to name a few. None of which were previously seen on ancient seals, except for two dimensional profiles of stags and bulls which the Greeks happily interpreted as "unicorns."

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