Cylinder Seal

1900.53.0056A

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Cylinder Seal (1900.53.0056A)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Personal Identification
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Asia, West : Cyprus
Period	Group I
Date	N/A
Culture	Cypriot I

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	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.
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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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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