Cylinder Seal
1900.53.0050A
Detailed Images
Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Cylinder Seal (1900.53.0050A) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | None |
Geographic Location | |
Period/Date | Achaemenid, 500–400 BCE |
Culture | Achaemenid |
Location | On Exhibitin the Mesopotamia exhibit |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Height) | 2.5 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Diameter) | 1.0 cm |
Dimension 3 (N/A) | N/A |
Weight | 5.65 g |
Measuring Remarks | None |
Materials | Stone--Chalcedony |
Manufacturing Processes | Carved, Incising, Drilling |
Munsell Color Information | Medium Gray (N6) -ns |
Research Remarks
Published Description | Rogers: One inch milky, semi-translucent seal of Marduk and Tiamat. Here Marduk is being attacked from both sides. Above Marduk is a winged sun disk. Porada: A king grasping on either side of him a bull-dragon with a lion head and bird claws. In the sky; a winged sun-disk above the king's head. |
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Description | N/A |
Comparanda | N/A |
Bibliography | Porada, Edith. "Concordance of Seals in the Oriental Museum, UIUC." Unpublished ms., ca. 1950. Rogers, Frances. Babylonian Seal Cylinders as a Historical Source, UIUC Master's Thesis, 1929. |
Artifact History
Archaeological Data | N/A |
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Credit Line/Dedication | N/A |
Reproduction | no |
Reproduction Information | N/A |