Seal of Megiddo

This seal of Yerovam's servant was found 100 years ago in Megiddo!




This seal was discovered in 1904 during the earliest excavation of Megiddo, led by Gottlieb Schumacher. This was a seal belonging to a royal minister in the 8th century BC. It is engraved with the figure of a roaring lion (symbol of the kingdom of Judah) with a beautiful curved tail and was skillfully executed. The inscription reads "Shema" on top, and "Servant of Jeroboam" on the bottom.

BTW nice table of archeological finds alongside the period when found can be accessed at
http://www.biblicalarcheology.net/Biblical_Arch/People.html