Type: Proto-Syrian (Assyrian) Marbled Stone Stamp Seal with reported animal motif. 
Age: 1000 BCE
Era: Iron Age 
Culture: Assyrian
Excavated: Unknown


A little about the Assyrian Empire in association with the Biblical text. 

The Assyrian Empire emerged as a powerful independent state in the late Bronze Age; around 1400 BCE. Several Assyrian leaders are mentioned in the Bible including Tiglath Pileser III, Shalmaneser V, Sargon II, Sennacherib, and Esarhaddon. Similarly, Israelite and Judahite kings are mentioned in the annals of the Assyrian Kings. For example, the Annals of Tiglath Pileser III, mentioned receiving tribute from King Johoahaz (Ahaz) of Judah.