Cylinder Seal
1900.53.0064A
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Cylinder Seal (1900.53.0064A) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Neo Babylonian, 1900–1600 BCE |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Location | On Exhibitin the Mesopotamia exhibit |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 2.64 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Diameter) | 1.63 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Diameter 2) | 1.57 cm |
| Weight | 17.88 g |
| Measuring Remarks | Diameter = widest point Diameter 2 = narrowest point |
| Materials | Stone--Hematite |
| Manufacturing Processes | Carved, Incising, Drilling |
| Munsell Color Information | Dark Gray (N2.5) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | Rogers: A thick haematite seal, one third of which is void of engraving. Shamash is pictured atanding on a mountain, while an attendant, perhaps Aia, presents the goat for an offering. Gilgamesh and Ebani complete the group. Porada: A nude, bearded hero and a bull-man wrestling; a worshipper carrying a kid before a god in an ascending posture. In the field: a fly and a goat-fish. |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | N/A |
| Bibliography | Photo: Spurlock Museum Magazine, Fall 2007. 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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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 | Does not appear to be reproduction, changed to not reproduction, 6/4/2002. If additional information can be found to indicate this truly is a reproduction, reverse decision. J. White. |