Hematite Cylinder Seal - image 1

Late Bronze Age I

Hematite Cylinder Seal

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

Date

1650 - 1200 BC

Accession No.

1897,0401.163

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Enkomi