Stamp seal with figural representations. Glyptic stamp seal in the form of a truncated pyramid on a square base, terminated with a round handle. The four side walls and the base are decorated with engraved, stylized figurative representations: two opposite sides depict a rider on a horse; one of the other sides depicts a striding figure holding a staff topped with a star; the opposite wall depicts an animal being attacked by a bird of prey. A winged animal is engraved on the seal's base. Iron Age, 9th–6th century BC; Northwestern Syria Near East. Materials/technique: seal glyptics. Dimensions: height 2.8 cm, width 1.3 cm, depth 1.4 cm; impression carrier dimensions: length 8.5 cm, width 4.4 cm., A small dark gray polished object with a rounded top that has a single circular hole, narrowing slightly toward the top and widening at the base, showing a carved low-relief scene on its front face of two stylized humanlike figures facing each other with elongated limbs and angular poses; the s...
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Stamp seal with figural representations. Glyptic stamp seal in the form of a truncated pyramid on a square base, terminated with a round handle. The four side walls and the base are decorated with engraved, stylized figurative representations: two opposite sides depict a rider on a horse; one of the other sides depicts a striding figure holding a staff topped with a star; the opposite wall depicts an animal being attacked by a bird of prey. A winged animal is engraved on the seal's base. Iron Age, 9th–6th century BC; Northwestern Syria Near East. Materials/technique: seal glyptics. Dimensions: height 2.8 cm, width 1.3 cm, depth 1.4 cm; impression carrier dimensions: length 8.5 cm, width 4.4 cm., A small dark gray polished object with a rounded top that has a single circular hole, narrowing slightly toward the top and widening at the base, showing a carved low-relief scene on its front face of two stylized humanlike figures facing each other with elongated limbs and angular poses; the surface has smooth highlights and subtle scratches, and the overall colors visible are dark gray with lighter gray reflections.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A04_303

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

35.6Mo (1.4Mo) / 29.9cm x 29.9cm / 3528 x 3528 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Stamp seal figural representations Glyptic stamp seal form truncated pyramid square base terminated round handle four side walls base decorated engraved stylized figurative representations two opposite sides depict rider horse sides depicts striding figure holding staff topped star opposite wall depicts animal attacked bird prey winged animal seal's base Iron Age 9th–6th century BC Northwestern Syria Near East Materials technique seal glyptics Dimensions height 2.8 cm width 1.3 cm depth 1.4 cm impression carrier dimensions length 8.5 cm width 4.4 cm small dark gray polished object rounded top single circular hole narrowing slightly top widening showing carved low-relief scene front face two stylized humanlike figures facing elongated limbs angular poses surface smooth highlights subtle scratches colors visible dark gray lighter gray reflections.

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