Cylinder Seal

1900.53.0071A

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Cylinder Seal (1900.53.0071A)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Personal Identification
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Asia, West : Iraq
Period	Old Babylonian
Date	1900–1600 BCE
Culture	Babylonian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height)	2.50 cm
Dimension 2 (Length)	1.25 cm
Dimension 3 (Width)	1.20 cm
Weight	8.68 g
Measuring Remarks	N/A
Materials	Stone--Limonite
Manufacturing Processes	Carved, Incising, Drilling

Research Remarks

Description	Rogers: A medium sized brown stone seal. Here the worshiper, Shala, stands with raised hands, before the God. Between the two figures are three symbols, - a crescent moon indicating the presecense of the Moon-God, a Caduceus, and a small animal. The third figure is separated from the God by a fish and a human head. Porada: A long-robed deity, and a god with a mace facing a suppliant goddess. In the field: a bird over a fish over a human head; a crescent over a fly over a mongoose.
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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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	N/A

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