Chlorite Lion Seal

Chlorite Lion Seal

Description:

Chlorite conoid stamp seal; engraved on the base with a lion walking and an uncertain object; suspension hole drilled transversely through top of cone; edges rounded; ground and polished.


Dimensions: Height: 1.40 centimetres; Length: 1.70 centimetres; Width: 1.20 centimetres


Object Type: stamp-seal; intaglio


Techniques: engraved; drilled; ground; polished

Period:

Late Bronze Age III

Date:

1340 - 1050 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Enkomi

Accession Number:

1897,0401.751