Cylinder seal and impression

Details

• Title

  Cylinder seal and impression

• Associated place

  Ancient Near East (Jebel Abu Gelgel) (place of purchase)

• Date

  1850 BC - 1600 BC

• Material and technique

  greyish haematite

• Object type

  communications equipment › seal › cylinder seal

• Dimensions

  2.4 cm (length)
  1.2 cm (width)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1913.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1913.251

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