Cylinder Seal
1900.53.0056A
Detailed Images
Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Cylinder Seal (1900.53.0056A) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Group I |
| Culture | Cypriot I |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Height) | 2.35 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Length) | 0.96 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Width) | 0.95 cm |
| Weight | 7.75 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Stone--Hematite |
| Manufacturing Processes | Carved, Incising, Drilling |
| Munsell Color Information | Dark Gray (N2.75) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | Rogerz: A haematite seal showing highly perfected drill work. A figure, perhaps the Moon God, is holding an animal by the tail and one hind leg. His right foot rests on the animal's head. A winged monster is standing on his haunches and a god, with a goat's head, grasps it by the tail. Porada: A bull headed demon grasping by the tail a griffin that stands rampant over a bull which is suspended head down by a hero who holds it by hind leg and tail. In the field: A bull'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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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 |