Cylinder Seal
1900.53.0076A
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Cylinder Seal (1900.53.0076A) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Old Babylonian, 20th – 17th century BCE |
| Culture | Old Babylonian |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 2.3 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Diameter) | 1.3 cm |
| Dimension 3 (N/A) | N/A |
| Weight | 16 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Stone--Hematite |
| Manufacturing Processes | Carved, Incising, Drilling |
| Munsell Color Information | Dark Gray (N2.5) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | Rogers: A haematite seal about one inch in length. In style showing more Shumerian influence than Assyrian. However, Marduk on his dragon is common in Assyrian art. The seal pictures Marduk riding his dragon. He wears a high headdress and holds in both hands a long two pronged fork. To the left are two fingures dressed in typical Shumerian fluted and ruffled dresses. A scorpion is carved to the upper-right of Marduk. Porada: A weather god on a bull (with raised snake-like tail) spearing a fish; A suppliant goddess(?) facing an unidentified deity holding a sprinkler(?). In the field: a scorpion in the sky. |
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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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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 |