3rd-2nd millennium BC. A lapis lazuli cylinder seal with intaglio frieze of a procession of winged beasts or gryphons; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 4.7 grams, 19mm (3/4"). The Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; item number B-90 (156); academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s.