Cylinder seal
- Accession Number
- EA64973
- Current Location
- House of Death (ground floor), Kings case
- Object Type
- Scarab, seal, scaraboid, intaglio and similar objects, Seal, Cylinder seal
- Period
- New Kingdom
- Dynasty
- Nineteenth Dynasty
- Seti I
- Material
- Stone/minerals (Steatite)
- Measurements
- Diameter: 10mm | Length: 22mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Culture
- Egyptian
- Divine Name
- Bat
Licensing details
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- Description
-
A green glazed steatite cylinder seal decorated with representations of a bat, a sphinx, and an inscription with the name of Seti I. On long-term loan since 2005 from the British Museum who acquired it in 1939 from Marion Whiteford Acworth. It was previously part of the collection of her husband Joseph John Acworth.
- Bibliography
-
Boochs, Wolfgang 1982. Siegel und Siegeln im Alten Ägypten. Kölner Forschungen zu Kunst und Altertum, Abt. A: Ägypten, Alter Orient, Klassische Antike 4. Sankt Augustin: Hans Richarz. Goodridge, Wendy R. & Stuart J. Williams 2005. Offerings from The British Museum. Swansea: The Egypt Centre. [p. 17]
- Previous Owners
- The British Museum | Marion Whiteford Acworth (1870–1964) | Joseph John Acworth (1853–1927)
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The British Museum (04 Apr 2005)
- Last modified: 05 Feb 2023