Hematite Cylinder Seal

Hematite Cylinder Seal

Description:

Hematite cylinder seal; a cylindrical gold cap with a soldered suspension ring at the upper end (the other one missing); hole drilled through long axis; engraved with a sacred tree flanked by a griffin and an ibex; below are two fishes; loop pattern borders at either end; polished.


Dimensions: Diameter: 0.70 centimetres cylinder ; Diameter: 0.75 centimetres mount ; Length: 1.90 centimetres


Object Type: cylinder seal


Techniques: engraved; soldered; drilled; polished

Period:

Late Bronze Age I

Date:

1650 - 1200 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Enkomi

Accession Number:

1897,0401.163