Cylinder Seal
1900.53.0077A
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Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Cylinder Seal (1900.53.0077A) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | Unknown |
Geographic Location | |
Period | Old Babylonian |
Date | 20th – 17th century BCE |
Culture | Old Babylonian |
Location | On Exhibitin the Mesopotamia exhibit |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Length) | 3.2 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Diameter) | 1.4 cm |
Dimension 3 (N/A) | N/A |
Weight | 21 g |
Measuring Remarks | N/A |
Materials | Stone--Hematite |
Manufacturing Processes | Carved, Inscribing |
Research Remarks
Description | Rogers: A hemaetite seal about one and a fourth inches in length. This seal is divided into four sections; one is blank, the opposite quarter contains a three column inscription. On each side of the inscription stands a human figure. One is dressed in a long Shumerian flounced skirt and has his hands raised in supplication. This figure wears a high pine tree like head-dress. The second figure is well developed. He wears a turban head-dress and a beard with a scarf draped over one shoulder and reaching to the knees. This is one of the best seals of the Illinois Collection. The inscription reads: "Dadia, the son of Danig-Dishu, the servant of Sansu-iluna" (son of Hammurabi). |
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Published Description | Under Review |
Bibliography | Scheil, Revue d'Assyriologie, Pl. II #13, Rogers 19, p. 13. |
Artifact History
Credit Line/Dedication | N/A |
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Reproduction | no |
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