Late Bronze Age II
Black Chloritite Griffin Seal
Cylinder seal in black chloritite engraved with a seated griffin guarding a sacred tree; the animal has one wing in the air above the body, the other is by its side; the tree has a ray-like projections from the top and schematic fruit on each side; the seal is perforated through the centre for attachment to a ring or other suspension. Dimensions: Length: 2.10 centimetres Object Type: cylinder seal; intaglio Techniques: engraved
Date
1450 - 1100 BC
Accession No.
1896,0201.14
Collection
British Museum
Provenance
- Episkopi-Bamboula
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