Sacred Tree Haematite Seal, Late Bronze Age II Cypriot — Sacred Tree Haematite Seal, Late Bronze Age II Cypriot, c. 1450–1200 BC. British Museum, 1898,1201.198.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Late Bronze Age II

Sacred Tree Haematite Seal

Haematite cylinder seal engraved with a sacred tree flanked by lions and dogs, approached by a bull-headed man with a sceptre and griffins; suspension hole drilled longitudinally. Dimensions: Diameter: 0.50 centimetres bore ; Diameter: 1.40 centimetres; Length: 2.80 centimetres Object Type: cylinder seal Techniques: engraved; drilled

Classification

Object type: Seal
Decoration: Carved
Motifs: Tree and sacred tree, Lion, Sphinx and griffin, Human figure
Material: StoneSemi-precious stone
Period: probablyBronze AgeLate Cypriot (Late Bronze Age)
Date: 1450 - 1200 BC
Findspot: Hala Sultan Tekke

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Accession No.

1898,1201.198

Collection

Provenance

Hala Sultan Tekke

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