Cylinder Seal

1900.53.0086A

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Cylinder Seal (1900.53.0086A)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Personal Identification
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Asia, West
Period	Assyrian
Date	1400– 1100 BC
Culture	West Asian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length)	3.1 cm
Dimension 2 (Diameter)	0.9 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A)	N/A
Weight	6 g
Measuring Remarks	N/A
Materials	Stone--Chalcedony, Stone--Quartz--Agate
Manufacturing Processes	Carved, Drilling, Incising

Research Remarks

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.
Published Description	Under Review
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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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

Credit Line/Dedication	N/A
Reproduction	yes

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