Calcite Bull and Lion Seal

Calcite Bull and Lion Seal

Description:

Calcite cylinder seal; engraved with bull and lion confronting each other and third unidentifiable form in background; two hammered gold sheet caps with convex outer faces and soldered suspension rings at either end; hole drilled through long axis; engraving worn.


Dimensions: Diameter: 0.90 centimetres cylinder ; Diameter: 1.10 centimetres mount ; Length: 2.20 centimetres


Object Type: cylinder seal


Techniques: engraved; drilled; hammered; soldered

Period:

Late Bronze Age II

Date:

1450 - 1050 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Enkomi

Accession Number:

1897,0401.726