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Stamp Seal (Fake?)

1900.53.0035A

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Stamp Seal (Fake?)   (1900.53.0035A)
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) 2.4 cm
Dimension 2 (Height) 1.8 cm
Dimension 3 (Width) 1.47 cm
Weight 8.90 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Stone--Chalcedony
Manufacturing Processes Carved, Incising, Drilling

Research Remarks

Description

Rogers: An average sized seal portraying two crude figures standing on stools, however, no feet are visible. The head is scarcely visible on either of the figures. Arms are extended, but the hands are missing.

Porada: Two draped confronting figures with elongated heads. E. Porada questions its authenticity.
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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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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