Cylinder seal

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A small cylindrical stone seal with decorative incised bands and a partially preserved inscription or numbering on the surface.

The image shows a dark, polished cylindrical object with a drilled/flat perforation through the top (likely for stringing or mounting) and a worn exterior surface. The body has light-colored incised or abraded decoration forming a cross-like or geometric motif around the center. Near the lower left area of the cylinder, there is a clearer sequence of red/orange characters or markings (appearing like numerals), reading approximately “1606” though the full context is unclear. No legible Egyptian hieroglyphs, royal cartouches, or deity figures are confidently identifiable from the photo; the geometric motif does not resolve into a specific standard iconographic program. The catalogue describes it as a cylinder seal of stone from the Early Dynastic Period; the general form matches a cylinder seal, but the period cannot be verified from this image alone.