Stamp Seal
1900.53.0059A
Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Stamp Seal (1900.53.0059A) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | 1000 BCE |
| Culture | West Asian, Palestinian or Syrian |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Height) | 2.32 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Length) | 1.73 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Width) | 1.49 cm |
| Weight | 8.73 g |
| Measuring Remarks | D1 includes the wire. |
| Materials | Stone--Serpentine |
| Manufacturing Processes | Carved, Incising, Drilling |
| Munsell Color Information | Black (N1.75) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | Rogers: A small black stamp seal, very crude in workmanship. Showing the king on horseback. This seal carries a very brief inscription. Porada: A rider on a horse (or bull?). In the field: three drillings behind the rider and, before the animal, a bar with three drillings at the ends and middle, and four wedge marks; these are a loop-staff and, above it, pseudo-cuneiform signs. |
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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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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 |