Stamp Seal

1900.53.0038A

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Stamp Seal (1900.53.0038A)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Personal Identification
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Asia, West : Iran
Period/Date	Sassanian, 224 – 636 CE
Culture	Sassanian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length)	2.5 cm
Dimension 2 (Height)	2.1 cm
Dimension 3 (Width)	2.1 cm
Weight	13.54 g
Measuring Remarks	Height is measured from face of seal to the opposite side.
Materials	Stone--Chalcedony, Stone--Quartz--Agate
Manufacturing Processes	Carved, Incising, Drilling, Incsribing
Munsell Color Information	Orange (10R 4/6) -ns

Research Remarks

Published Description	No Rogers entry. Porada: A kneeling winged sphinx wearing a cidaris(?). Inscription around the border.
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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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
Credit Line/Dedication	N/A
Reproduction	no
Reproduction Information	N/A

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