Cloritite Figurative Cylinder Seal

Cloritite Figurative Cylinder Seal

Description:

Grey-green cloritite cylinder seal with engraved design and a ring around each end; pierced longitudinally for suspension; decoration very faint, possibly never finished, but appears to depict a row figurues, including trees; the field is defined top and bottom by an incised groove around the cylinder.


Dimensions: Diameter: 0.90 centimetres; Length: 2.40 centimetres


Object Type: cylinder seal


Techniques: engraved; pierced

Period:

Late Bronze Age II

Date:

1600 - 1200 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Maroni

Accession Number:

1898,1201.53