"Sacred Tree Cylinder Seal"

"Sacred Tree Cylinder Seal"

Description:

Haematite cylinder seal engraved with a sacred tree flanked by animals, two draped figures (one with a griffin's head) and a seated griffin; above is a seated draped man and two confronted griffins with an ox's head in between.


Dimensions: Length: 2.80 centimetres


Object Type: cylinder seal


Techniques: engraved

Period:

Late Bronze Age II

Date:

1450 - 1375 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Hala Sultan Tekke

Accession Number:

1898,1201.183