Stamp Seal
1900.53.0034A
Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Stamp Seal (1900.53.0034A) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | None |
Geographic Location | |
Period/Date | Sassanian, 224 – 636 CE |
Culture | Sassanian |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Length) | 2.6 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Height) | 2.1 cm |
Dimension 3 (Width) | 1.19 cm |
Weight | 5.22 g |
Measuring Remarks | Length = widest point between the 2 sides of the ring Height = from face of ring to the bottom of sides Width = from the left of figures (oriented right-side-up) on face to the right of them |
Materials | Stone--Chalcedony |
Manufacturing Processes | Carved, Incising, Drilling |
Munsell Color Information | Dark Yellowish Brown (10YR 3/4) -ns |
Research Remarks
Published Description | Rogers: A brown signet ring bearing an inscription. A god and a woman figure are engraved on the seal, holding some object between them. Porada: Bearded male and a female crossing each others hands. The female holds a flower. An inscription around the bezel forms a border. |
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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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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 |