Unit Book J1

Plaza adjacent the Large Temple Terrace - Version 1a

J1 Synthetic View / Typology / Objects

Glyptics from Unit J1

Lorenzo Crescioli – July 2011
Caitlin Chaves Yates – October 2014

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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.


q515.1

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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.


i41

i16
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i33

i39

i40

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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:


i18

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q1175.2

q1285.1

i71

i72
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i78

i79

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Iconography

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Style

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