Stamp Seal (Fake?)

1900.53.0044A

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Stamp Seal (Fake?)   (1900.53.0044A)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Personal Symbols
  4. :
  5. Personal Identification
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date Sassanian, 224 – 636 CE
Culture Sassanian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 1.46 cm
Dimension 2 (Height) 1.35 cm
Dimension 3 (Width) 1.30 cm
Weight 5.53 g
Measuring Remarks None
Materials Stone--Limonite
Manufacturing Processes Carved, Incising, Drilling
Munsell Color Information Dark Grayish Brown (5YR 2/2) -ns

Research Remarks

Published Description

Rogers: A very small black seal with excellent engraving of a man's head. All of the features of the face are visible. He seems to have a thick crop of hair, and a short bushy beard. Porada: Profile portrait of a bearded male. E. Porada questions its authenticity.

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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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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