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Head Seal (Bottom 8/94)
Unknown
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
This black serpentine seal is carved in the round in the shape of a head. The engraving on the opposite side depicts a man before a horse. There is a bird above the horse and a tree behind it. Another object, possibly a scorpion(?) is depicted below. A single line forms the border around the scene.
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Details
- Title: Head Seal (Bottom 8/94)
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 7th–6th century B.C.
- Physical Dimensions: 1 × 1.6 × 1.2 cm (3/8 × 5/8 × 1/2 in.)
- Type: Seal
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Black serpentine
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 81.AN.76.210
- Culture: Cypriot
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Implements (Object Genre)
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