TAA i.3.22.66

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fan was found (see 272x/<)>. Only two examples of this impression 

have survived.

SEAL IMPRESSION (N) – long axis about 2.2 cms.
          A lion standing erect with its fore-paws upon an enemy, facing 

a crocodile. Its meaning is obscure: possibly it may be emblem-

atic of the sovereign vanquishing an aggressive foe. It is remar-

kable for delicacy of execution. The motive is Egyptian, yet the 

technique, like the shape of the oval, is strangely non-Egyptian. 

It recalls Mycenaean gem engraving.

          This seal was affixed to a highly ornamented casket containing 

the king’s jewellery (see 267X/<)>, also a similar casket with four com-

partments for vessels which were stolen (see 268), an oval box 

which held sceptres and jewellery (see 269), an ordinary wooden box 

containing clothing and slippers of the king (see 270), a box con-

taining a serpent and two hawk standards (see 283), and the inner 

miniature coffin that contained the lock of hair of Queen Tyi. It