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Stamp Seal

1900.53.0034A

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Stamp Seal   (1900.53.0034A)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Personal Symbols
    3. :
  3. Personal Identification
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Sassanian
Date 224 – 636 CE
Culture Sassanian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 2.6 cm
Dimension 2 (Height) 2.1 cm
Dimension 3 (Width) 1.19 cm
Weight 5.22 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Stone--Chalcedony
Manufacturing Processes Carved, Incising, Drilling

Research Remarks

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.
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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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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