Calcite Bull and Lion Seal - image 1

Late Bronze Age II

Calcite Bull and Lion Seal

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

Date

1450 - 1050 BC

Accession No.

1897,0401.726

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Enkomi