Cylinder Seal
1900.53.0052A
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Cylinder Seal (1900.53.0052A) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Unknown |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Achaemenid, 550–336 BCE9/15/20219/15/2021 |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Height) | 3.00 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Length) | 1.52 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Width) | 1.49 cm |
| Weight | 12.55 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Stone--Chalcedony, Stone--Quartz--Agate |
| Manufacturing Processes | Carved, Incising, Drilling |
| Munsell Color Information | Grayish Brown (7.5YR 4/2) -ns White (N9.25) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | Rogers: A one and a half inch blue onyx seal (558–331 B.C.). The king is seated on a high backed throne. A figure stands both to the front and to the back of the king. They hold in their hands long fan like objects. The entire drawing rests on a winged sun disk (Egyptian influence.) Porada: A Magus(?) before an enthroned Magus, behind whom stands an attending Magus(?). Each of the three figures holds a bundle of sticks, and all three rest upon a winged sun-disk. For rendering of Magus, cf. Persian Survey, pl. 108. Provenace Achaemenian. May date 538-331 BC |
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| 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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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 |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | N/A |
| Reproduction | no |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |