Cylinder Seal
1900.53.0085A
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Cylinder Seal (1900.53.0085A) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Late Kassite, 1300 – 1155 BCE |
| Culture | Late Kassite |
| Location | On Exhibitin the Mesopotamia exhibit |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 5.9 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Diameter) | 1.6 cm |
| Dimension 3 (N/A) | N/A |
| Weight | 31 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Stone--Steatite |
| Manufacturing Processes | Carved, Incising, Drilling |
| Munsell Color Information | Color ID taken 9/9/98: Grayish Olive Green (5GY 3/2) Black (N 2/ 3.1% R) White (10YR 9/.5) -Discoloration Color ID taken 4/2/99: Blackish Green (2.5BG 2/2) Pale Yellow Green (5GY 8.5/2) Pale Orange Yellow (10YR 8.5/3) -Dust. |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | Rogers: Typical of the Assyrian influence is the use of the Tree of Life. This is the center of interest on a two inch seal made of a blackish-green stone. The design is simple and conventionalized. The tree is flanked by a serpent and a winged cherub (compare the garden of Eden story). Porada: A sacred tree between a lion-griffin and an ibex. Note the cross beneath the griffin. (for motif, cf. Corpus I, 591). |
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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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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 |