Cylinder Seal
1900.53.0079A
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Cylinder Seal (1900.53.0079A) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Unknown |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period | Late Old Babylonian |
| Date | 1750–1600 BCE |
| Culture | Late Old Babylonian |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 2.6 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Diameter) | 1.4 cm |
| Dimension 3 (N/A) | N/A |
| Weight | 14 g |
| Measuring Remarks | N/A |
| Materials | Stone, Stone--Chert--Jasper, Stone--Hematite |
| Manufacturing Processes | Carved, Incising, Drilling, Inscribing |
Research Remarks
| Description | Roger: A haematite seal with a three column inscription. This pictures a seated god and another figure in similar dress standing behind the throne. While the suppliant approaches with both hands raised. All three of the figures wear the Shumerian dress and the high pine tree effect head-dress. The symbol is perhaps that of the Moon God, with the old moon holding the new moon in its arms, or again, it is similar to the sumbol used on seal picturing Ramman and Shala. |
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| Published Description | Under Review |
| Bibliography | Porada, Edith. "Concordance of Seals in the Oriental Museum, UIUC." Unpublished ms., ca. 1950. |
Artifact History
| Credit Line/Dedication | N/A |
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| Reproduction | no |
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