Cylinder Seal
1900.53.0075A
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Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Cylinder Seal (1900.53.0075A) |
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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 (Length) | 2.7 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Diameter) | 1.3 cm |
Dimension 3 (N/A) | N/A |
Weight | 12 g |
Measuring Remarks | None |
Materials | Stone--Hematite |
Manufacturing Processes | Carved, Incising, Inscribing, Drilling |
Munsell Color Information | Dark Grayish Yellowish Brown (10YR 2/2) -ns |
Research Remarks
Published 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 |
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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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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 |