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Stamp Seal Shaped into a Lion Head
| Collection number | 印285-1803 |
|---|---|
| Provenance | Western Asia |
| Period | Uruk period |
| Date | ca. 4000-3000 BCE |
| Material | Limestone |
| Dimension | L. 3.2 cm |
| Comment | Seals were invented in around 7000 BC in Orient. Around 4000 BC, seals in the shape of animals appeared. This seal was shaped into a profile of lion head. The motif was depicted by connecteing drilled dimples. This method of engraving was also appeared since around 4000 BC. |
| Classification | seal |
| Keywords | White Tiny Western Asia, Mesopotamia Chalcolithic Period, Late Chalcolithic Period, Uruk Culture Stone/mineral, Limestone Seal/Sealing, Stamp seal Creature, Tetrapoda, Felidae, Lion |
| 資料ID | 717 |