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Stamp Seal

1900.53.0045A

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Stamp Seal   (1900.53.0045A)
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 (Diameter) 1.40 cm
Dimension 2 (Height) 0.78 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A) N/A
Weight 3.21 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Stone--Limonite
Manufacturing Processes Carved, Incising, Drilling

Research Remarks

Description

Rogers: A small signet engraved with the head of a king. He wears a helmet on his head and the straps can easily be seen passing under his chin.

Porada: Profile portrait of a bearded male.

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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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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