Cylinder Seal
1900.53.0081A
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Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Cylinder Seal (1900.53.0081A) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | None |
Geographic Location | |
Period/Date | Late Old Babylonian, Provincial, 1750–1600 BCE |
Culture | Neo-Babylonian?, Provincial |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Length) | 2.7 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Diameter) | 1.6 cm |
Dimension 3 (N/A) | N/A |
Weight | 20 g |
Measuring Remarks | None |
Materials | Stone--Hematite |
Manufacturing Processes | Carved, Incising, Drilling |
Munsell Color Information | Dark Gary (N2.75) -ns |
Research Remarks
Published Description | Rogers: A thick, inch hematite seal, showing five human figures rather imperfectly carved. The Moon-God stands with one foot on a mound. On his head he wears a high double turban. He is dressed in a long costume, leaving one limb nude. In his extended hand he seems to hold a weapon. The crescent moon is carved between the God and the Worshipper. Back of this figure are two symbols, a gate and a crab. Then appears the Shumerian, but the arms and body to the waist are front view. One nude limb is extended and rests upon a small animal. In one hand he hold an inverted serpent. The fifth figure in the groups seems to be taking a step. In one hand he holds a raised club and in the other he carries a symbol. Porada: A suppliant goddess and a worshiper before a sun-god ( in an ascending posture); A priest with a pail and knife(?) before a god who steps on a lion and leans on a scimitar. In the field: a vessel above a ball-staff, and a crescent. |
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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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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 |