Abstract
Archaeological Site: Lori Berd (Northern Armenia); cemetery, dating from Middle Bronze Age till Achaemenid period.Tomb No. 106: stone chamber. Ceramic and part of the finds date to Achaemenid period. Also a pinkish chalcedony cylinder seal with gold caps on gold pin. Iconography: standing figure, seizing two upstanding caprids surrounded by symbolic fillings.Dating: a Neo-Babylonian cylinder seal of late 8th till 7th century BC.Similar example: usage of Neo-Assyrian/Babylonian cylinder seal by Irtashduna (wife of Darius I) around 500 BC.Interpretation: suitable for reciprocity of gifts in prestige-goods system of Achaemenid period. Perhaps a gift from satrap to local chief.
Highlights
The objective of the article is the study on an unpublished chalcedony cylinder seal found in 2008 in the Achaemenid era burial No 106 of Lori Berd[1], Armenia
The seal from Achaemenid tomb No 106 of Lori Berd has the form of a cylinder made of pinkish chalcedony with gold caps on gold pin (Fig. 1)
The similarities of the cylinder seal from Armenia with the seal of Urzana (Fig. 4) and other related seals (E.g. combat scenes from British Museum 2 ) suggest that the examined cylinder seal should be dated from late 8th century to 7th century BCE
Summary
Mesopotamian cylinder seal from Lori Berd (Armenia): An object in an unusual location? The objective of the article is the study on an unpublished chalcedony cylinder seal found in 2008 in the Achaemenid era burial No 106 of Lori Berd[1], Armenia. The seal from Achaemenid tomb No 106 of Lori Berd has the form of a cylinder made of pinkish chalcedony with gold caps on gold pin (Fig. 1).
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