Glyptics from Unit K1

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Overview

Forty-six sealings were found in K1:

K1.6
K1.8
K1.9
K1.13
K1.16
K1.18
K1.20
K1.24
K1.25
K1.29
K1.31
K1.41
K1.42
K1.45
K1.46
K1.50
K1.51
K1.52
K1.55
K1.56
K1.57
K1.60
K1.61
K1.63
K1.64
K1.65
K1.66
K1.69
K1.70
K1.72
K1.73
K1.74
K1.75
K1.76
K1.77
K1.78
K1.78b
K1.80
K1.81
K1.82
K1.87
K1.88
K1.90
K1.91
K1.92
K1q193.1

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The date and context of the sealings

The majority of the sealings come from f16, the sealed burnt deposit. The motifs and styles indicate an Early Dynastic III date of this deposit, supported by the ceramic types.

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Iconography

Work in progress Typical ED III motifs: contest scenes, scenes with humans and animals

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Contest scenes

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Humans and animals

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Geometric designs

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The function of the sealings

No actual seals have been found in K1. Our evidence instead comes from sealings (lumps of clay) with the impressions of cylinder seals rolled over them. Elaborate: door, jar…

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