Glyptics from Unit J1
July 2011 - L. Crescioli
Updated October 2014 - C. Chaves Yates
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Stamp Seals
Cylinder Seals
The sealings as objects
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Stamp seals
In J1 a single stamp seal was found ( q515.1). It shows a typical design with three concentric circles.
Cylinder seals
In J1 five cylinder seals were found in accumulation formed by washed materials, so in a secondary deposition. They are made of stones (i41 and i16) or frit (i33, i39, i40). They show animal and human design with some typical scenes and elements (stylized trees, rampart animals, figures facing, deities). For more detailed description see under each particular item.
The sealings as objects
Between hundreds of clay lumps, many of them show sealing traces. Some don't have the seal rolling and they just show the impression of the material to which they were sealed. It could be rope, vegetal element of baskets and other kinds of container. Some examples include:
Other sealings show one or more seal rollings with fragments of more or less complex scenes. Some sealings are very well preserved, other are not readable, other were to wet when the seal was rolled. Some examples:
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