Back to top: Glyptics from unit J4
Sealings and seal impressions
Only three seal impressions were recovered in J4. Two of them have an impression on them and one is blank.
Q202.1 back side is impressed with a rope while the front has a buffalo impression and legs of a human most probably. The item was found in a Mittani horizon in an accumulation layer.
It is heard to recognize the iconography of q987.1 from the photographs and there was no description on the part of the excavators or the expert. The impression appears to represent animals, but it is very hard to determine in accuracy the scene.
This sealing comes from a feature that was assign to sifter dirt, so it is challenging to date the item, even based on iconography because the photo is not very revealing.
The low number of such artifacts is consistent with the nature of J4 as these items are usually related to activities such as storage or administrative quarters, or they could be found in dumping sits and trash pits.
Back to top: Glyptics from unit J4