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Cylinder seal: ANE.66.1966

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Cylinder seal, incised with Hittite king and kneeling subjects before a god, holding a mace, flanked by god standing on a bull

Measurements and weight

Length: 0.032 m
Width: 0.012 m

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1966) by British Museum & British School of Archaeology in Iraq

Dating

Imperial Hittite
Circa -1400 - -1200

Materials used in production

Hematite

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: ANE.66.1966
Primary reference Number: 89005
Oldadmincategory: O
Oldobjectnumber: WAE.66.1966
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 12 May 2016 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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