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Cylinder Seal

1900.53.0056A

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Artifact Identification Cylinder Seal   (1900.53.0056A)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Personal Symbols
    3. :
  3. Personal Identification
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Group I
Date N/A
Culture Cypriot I
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 2.35 cm
Dimension 2 (Length) 0.96 cm
Dimension 3 (Width) 0.95 cm
Weight 7.75 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Stone--Hematite
Manufacturing Processes Carved, Incising, Drilling

Research Remarks

Description N/A
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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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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