Cylinder Seal

1900.53.0075A

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Cylinder Seal (1900.53.0075A)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Personal Identification
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Asia, West : Iraq
Period	Old Babylonian
Date	1900–1600 BCE
Culture	Old Babylonian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length)	2.7 cm
Dimension 2 (Diameter)	1.3 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A)	N/A
Weight	12 g
Measuring Remarks	N/A
Materials	Stone--Hematite
Manufacturing Processes	Carved, Incising, Inscribing, Drilling

Research Remarks

Description	Rogers: A haematite seal very silimar to No. 19. The figures are almost identical, save the position of the man's arms. A symbol, the Caduceus, separates the two figures. Porada: A god with a mace facing a suppliant goddess. In the field: a lion club between the figures. Terminal: inscription. ............f-li-su/mar dSin-idin-nam/x lugal.ban.da
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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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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