Cylinder Seal
1900.53.0086A
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Cylinder Seal (1900.53.0086A) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Assyrian, 1400– 1100 BC |
| Culture | West Asian |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 3.1 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Diameter) | 0.9 cm |
| Dimension 3 (N/A) | N/A |
| Weight | 6 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Stone--Chalcedony, Stone--Quartz--Agate |
| Manufacturing Processes | Carved, Drilling, Incising |
| Munsell Color Information | Strong Reddish Brown (10R 3/8) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | Rogers: A one fourth inch seal of beautiful coloring, amber shading to red. Here the God, Marduk, fights with a monters. His left hand grasps the animal, and his right holds a boomerang drawn back, ready to strike. The picture is balanced by two tall candleabras. Porada: A winged(?) hero, with a scimitar, grasping a horned animal by the horn. Terminal motif: a "sacred tree". Porada questions the authenticity of this item. |
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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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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 | yes |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |