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cylinder seal
Object Type
cylinder seal
Museum number
1898,1201.200
Description
Black chloritite cylinder seal, slightly concave in the centre; engraved with one female and two male figures and a sacred tree with goat and ingot.
Cultures/periods
Late Cypriot II
(LCIIC-LCIIIA)
Late Cypriot III
Production date
1300BC-1100BC
Production place
Made in:
Cyprus
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
The British Museum
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Hala Sultan Tekke
, Uncertain tomb (?) Surface find (?)
Materials
chloritite
Technique
engraved
Dimensions
Diameter:
10 millimetres
Length:
22 millimetres
Bibliographic references
Joyner et al. 2006 / The materials of the Cypriote Bronze Age cylinder and stamp seals in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, The British Museum, London.
(p.137)
Bailey 1976 / Hala Sultan Tekke I. Excavations 1897-1971
(p. 34, pl. XVIIe-g)
Kenna 1971 / Catalogue of the Cypriote Seals of the Bronze Age in the British Museum
(no. 93)
Kiely 2011c / Hala Sultan Tekke
(U.3)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
mammal
Acquisition date
1898
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1898,1201.200