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Hittite Seal with an Animal

Hittite Seal with an Animal

Anatolian

Stamp seal with circular seal plate and a tapered handle that terminates in a horizontally drilled, hammer-shaped knob. On the seal surface there is a plant (the "Tree of Life" motif) flanked by a crouching lion and a rabbit. The scene is framed by a single line on the edge of the sealing surface.

Limestone

Bronze Age, Late

Seals