Megiddo Seal - Biblical Archaeology in Ancient Israel (Bible History Online) Israel: Megiddo Babylonian Period Reign of Jeroboam, (8th cent. BC) Roaring Lion with curved tail Jasper, Inscription Oval-shaped, Scaraboid 1.2 H, 1.5 in W A single line encircles the seal (Babylonian Per. Hebrew Script) Discovered in 1904 Lost in Constantinople Archaeological Museum, Istanbul R: Rockefeller Museum, Jerusalem Seal Discoveries in Israel