Silver necklace with an antique Assyrian engraved stone. AR 502-AR

Silver necklace with an antique Assyrian engraved stone in Diorite. The necklace is made of silver, with parts covered in pvc.

Vintage engraved stone: Assyrian, Middle Empire period  from 1365 BC to 911 BC

Assyria or Athura (Aramaic for Assyria) was a Semitic  Akkadian kingdom, extant as a nation state from the late 25th or early–24th century BC to 608 BC.  Assyria was centered on the Upper Tigris river, in northern Mesopotamia (present day northern Iraq). The Assyrians came to rule powerful empires a number of times through history.