Cylinder Seal
Impression
86-18-652
From: Jordan | Tall as-Sa'idiyya
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 86-18-652 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Jordan | Tall as-Sa'idiyya |
| Archaeology Area | 31-A-8, Next to foundation, Above burn level |
| Period | Sa'idiyya II | Hellenistic Period |
| Date Made | 395-170 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Calcite |
| Technique | Incised |
| Description | Tan and mottled red in color; hole through center. Subject is a "bearded human figure seated in a small chair w/ a curving back...a griffin turns back his head...beyond the plant is a bull...". |
| Credit Line | Tall as-Sa'idiyya Expedition; James B. Pritchard, 1964-1967 |
| Other Number | S977/S4 - Field No SF |
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