Early Bronze Age Cylinder Seal Impressions and a Stamp Seal from Tel Qashish
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15913469 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amnon Ben-Tor (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 295 |
| Pages | 15-29 |
| Publication date | 1994-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-097X • E-ISSN: 2161-8062 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1357102 |
| OpenAlex | W2333924029 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 8 |
Twenty cylinder seal impressions and one stamp seal, all dating to the Early Bronze Age, have been uncovered at Tel Qashish. This is a significant number for such a small site. Four of these impressions, as well as the stamp seal, are clearly dated to EB I, while all of the other seal impressions date to EB III. To the first group belongs an impression depicting an animal file in a tête bêche arrangement. Two almost identical cylinder seal impressions are known from Megiddo and En Shadud, all three clearly representing the work of an artisan active in the western Jezreel Valley. To the second group belong two impressions of the same cylinder seal, portraying what seems to be a cult scene composed of a human being, a horned animal, and a structure. Similar impressions are known from EB III contexts in sites in northern Israel. The question of whether the seal-impressed jars had a special function, or whether the sealing was only intended for decoration, must remain open for the time being
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Bronze · Seal (emblem · Style (visual arts · Visual arts · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |