Cylinder Seal
1900.53.0117A
Detailed Images
Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Cylinder Seal (1900.53.0117A) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Jemdet Nasr, 3200–3000 BCE |
| Culture | West Asian |
| Location | On Exhibitin the Mesopotamia exhibit |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 2.4 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Diameter) | 2.3 cm |
| Dimension 3 (N/A) | N/A |
| Weight | 20 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Stone--Limestone |
| Manufacturing Processes | Carved, Incising, Drilling |
| Munsell Color Information | waived |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | Rogers: A slate colored seal about three fourths of an inch wide. It is divided into three sections by deep grooves, each containing a rudely drawn right angle and a circle, both topped by a small dot. Porada: A squatting woman with a pot. (Repeated three times, in panels separated by vertical bars.) Late Uruk-Gamdal Nasr Period. |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | N/A |
| Bibliography | Compare to Amier, Glyphique Mes. Arch. pl. 80 and 323 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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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 |