Chlorite Cylinder Seal

Chlorite Cylinder Seal

Description:

Chlorite cylinder seal; hole drilled through long axis; engraved with a human figure carrying an inverted spear standing before a group of animals, in the upper register a goat and a bull with a bird above; below are a dog or a lion and a stag confronted; in the field are raised dots, a cruciform shape and two ingots.


Dimensions: Length: 2.40 centimetres


Object Type: cylinder seal


Techniques: engraved; drilled

Period:

Late Bronze Age II

Date:

1550 - 1050 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Enkomi

Accession Number:

1897,0401.361