Late Bronze Age II

Mitannian Hematite Cylinder Seal

Hematite cylinder seal; Mitannian Elaborate style; engraved with a draped figure offering an animal as sacrifice to a seated deity, an eagle and globe; and two rows of decoration divided by a looped band: 1) lion pursuing its prey; 2) a goat looking back at an attacking griffin, a fish. Dimensions: Diameter: 1.05 centimetres; Length: 2.20 centimetres Object Type: cylinder seal Techniques: engraved