Details
EIGHT MITANIAN CYLINDER SEALS
CIRCA 1450-1350 B.C.
Two of hematite, one of black serpentine, one of white marble, and one of carnelian, each engraved with two facing animals or monsters, various animals and motifs in the field, 21 x 9 mm, 17 x 8 mm, 14 x 6 mm, 17 x 8 mm, 20 x 10 mm, one of carnelian engraved with a lion and a winged griffin, winged sun disk and a fish in the sky, line border, 15 x 12 mm, one of hematite and one of carnelian each engraved with a row of animals or monsters, various animals and motifs in the field, 14 x 8 mm, 12 x 7 mm (8)
CIRCA 1450-1350 B.C.
Two of hematite, one of black serpentine, one of white marble, and one of carnelian, each engraved with two facing animals or monsters, various animals and motifs in the field, 21 x 9 mm, 17 x 8 mm, 14 x 6 mm, 17 x 8 mm, 20 x 10 mm, one of carnelian engraved with a lion and a winged griffin, winged sun disk and a fish in the sky, line border, 15 x 12 mm, one of hematite and one of carnelian each engraved with a row of animals or monsters, various animals and motifs in the field, 14 x 8 mm, 12 x 7 mm (8)
Literature
Teissier, Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984 nos. 624,625,626,627,628,629,630, & 631