Serpentine Cylinder Seal - image 1

Late Bronze Age II

Serpentine Cylinder Seal

Serpentine, dull greyish black cylinder seal with engraved figures; perforated for suspension; some pitting and scratches on the surface; a stylised, linear figure with large eyes and outstretched arms is flanked on either side by upright quadrupeds and what appear to tools or weapons; stylised tress on the outer side of the field. Possibly a 'Master of the Animals' composition. Dimensions: Diameter: 0.40 centimetres bore ; Diameter: 1 centimetres; Length: 2.35 centimetres Object Type: cylinder seal Techniques: engraved; perforated

Date

1300 - 1150 BC

Accession No.

1899,1229.37

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Klavdia