Cylinder Seal
1900.53.0056A
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Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Cylinder Seal (1900.53.0056A) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | None |
Geographic Location | |
Period/Date | Group I |
Culture | Cypriot I |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Height) | 2.35 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Length) | 0.96 cm |
Dimension 3 (Width) | 0.95 cm |
Weight | 7.75 g |
Measuring Remarks | None |
Materials | Stone--Hematite |
Manufacturing Processes | Carved, Incising, Drilling |
Munsell Color Information | Dark Gray (N2.75) -ns |
Research Remarks
Published Description | Rogerz: A haematite seal showing highly perfected drill work. A figure, perhaps the Moon God, is holding an animal by the tail and one hind leg. His right foot rests on the animal's head. A winged monster is standing on his haunches and a god, with a goat's head, grasps it by the tail. Porada: A bull headed demon grasping by the tail a griffin that stands rampant over a bull which is suspended head down by a hero who holds it by hind leg and tail. In the field: A bull's head. |
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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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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 |