Cylinder Seal
1900.53.0068A
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Cylinder Seal (1900.53.0068A) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Old Babylonian, 1900–1600 BCE |
| Culture | Old Babylonian |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Height) | 2.30 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Length) | 1.24 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Width) | 1.18 cm |
| Weight | 9.27 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Stone--Hematite |
| Manufacturing Processes | Carved, Incising, Drilling |
| Munsell Color Information | Dark Grayish Reddish Brown (5YR 2/2) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | Rogers: A small haematite seal carrying five human figures. The Moon-God is pictured standing on his mountain, ring in hand. A minor diety presents a sheep. Two heroes hold a small standard, another figure, wearing a Shumerian costume, lifts a vase with the life giving waters spurting from it. Porada: A worshipper carrying a kid before a sun-god in an ascending posture; a bull-man and a nude bearded hero holding a sun standard between them; and a goddess standing on a goat-fish and holding a flowing sprinkler under a fish. In the field: A sun-disk in a crescent; an indefinable animal (beside staff of standard); and the fish mentioned above. |
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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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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 | N/A |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |