Cylinder Seal

1900.53.0050A

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Cylinder Seal (1900.53.0050A)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Personal Identification
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Asia, West : Iran
Period/Date	Achaemenid, 500–400 BCE
Culture	Achaemenid
Location	On Exhibitin the Mesopotamia exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height)	2.5 cm
Dimension 2 (Diameter)	1.0 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A)	N/A
Weight	5.65 g
Measuring Remarks	None
Materials	Stone--Chalcedony
Manufacturing Processes	Carved, Incising, Drilling

Research Remarks

Published Description	Rogers: One inch milky, semi-translucent seal of Marduk and Tiamat. Here Marduk is being attacked from both sides. Above Marduk is a winged sun disk. Porada: A king grasping on either side of him a bull-dragon with a lion head and bird claws. In the sky; a winged sun-disk above the king's head.
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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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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