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Carnelian? Seal

1900.53.0032A

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Carnelian? Seal   (1900.53.0032A)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Personal Symbols
    3. :
  3. Personal Identification
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Hellenistic - Roman
Date 1st century BCE – 3rd century CE
Culture Graeco-Roman
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 2.85 cm
Dimension 2 (Length) 1.2 cm
Dimension 3 (Width) 1.0 cm
Weight 8.12 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Stone--Quartz--Chalcedony--Carnelian
Manufacturing Processes Carved, Drilling, Incising

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description Under Review
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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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

Credit Line/Dedication N/A
Reproduction no

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