'Clay Impressions Of Flat Seals From Karahöyük-Konya" 2000-1700 B.C

Abstract

The research sheds light on a group of clay impressions of flat seals in "Karahyuk" (located in the southwestern part of Anatolia), during the Middle Bronze Age, known as the period of "ancient Assyrian trade" in the region. The diversity of the engraved scenes is evident through displaying the images of these editions, which contributes to presenting an image of the most prominent features of the art of engraving the special flat seals of those editions, which included some privacy. The research also presents the sources of the editions, and focuses on the crescent-shaped clay pieces of them, and shows their function and importance in the context of commercial

activity, this source that sparked a discussion among some researchers and was not resolved.