Late Bronze Age II
Copper Sulphide Cylinder Seal
Copper sulphide cylinder seal; hole drilled through long axis; engraved with griffin, lion, ibex and bird around sacred tree; at either end is a gold cap decorated with raised beading and a soldered suspension ring; cylinder corroded but conserved. Dimensions: Diameter: 1.10 centimetres mount ; Diameter: 1 centimetres seal ; Length: 3.10 centimetres Object Type: cylinder seal Techniques: engraved; drilled; soldered
Date
1450 - 1050 BC
Accession No.
1900,0615.55
Collection
British Museum
Provenance
- Enkomi
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