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licensed for use by Dilmun officials and merchants. The style of seals from this
eriod are radically different from the earlier eriod and are thought to be Syrian in
origin reflecling the resence of Amorite eoles in Dilmun. Animal motifs are
common such as gaelles, humed bulls, and snaes. Other seals deict gods
rotecting anteloe and gaelle, religious feasls and ceremonies such as ritual
drining, offering of gifts, and animal sacrifice. Many of the seals fron this eriod are
distinctie in haing circle and line ornamenls on the reerse. These Dilmun seals
hich hae been found from the Mediterranean area to hndia reflect the roserity
and rich sea-trade of the Dilmun communily at that time.

The Middle Dilmun (16-1 BC) items feature round and cylinder seals.

Dilun seals are distinctiely round in shae and are quite different from the

cylindrical shaed ones hich ere more commonly used in Mesootamia or the

square shaed seals used in the ndus Valley.

Hall of Tylos and lslam

Alexander the Great brought Bahrain ithin the shere of Gree influence (1-2
B.C.) Barhain as non as Tylos to the Grees and during the years rfom B.C.
to 622 A.D. the island's main settlement attern consisted of a concenrtaiton of
illages in the northern art of Bahrain. n these illages Gree merchandise is a
frequent ifnd .and it is susected that erhas some Gree customs influenced hte

local oulaiton,
hoeer there as nO

Gree colony.

A ne tye of

graestone came into

use during htis era.

Those on exhibit are of

dee relief and sho a

full-length orrtait of

the deceased in Gree

style clothing. hTe style

is remiiscent of hte
ifner grae orrtaist

found at Palmrya in

Syria and the custom

Forts, Hall of T‫ﺏ‬los and lslam m‫ﺍ‬a hae neeb
inrto u'c‫ﺭ‬a e‫ﺝ‬ through

Palmrya. hTe Barhaii grae stone fig‫ﻫ‬res are shon ith the right hand raised,

hich as a Parthian gesutre of greeting in reerence to the Gods. hTe stone figurse
ere desi٠gned to satnd on graes, i٠n the Gree fasih٠on. One of hte stones on exhi:bit

ahs a Gree inrcsiiton ihch gies the name, rtibe or occuaiton of the deceased,

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