Stamp Seal
1900.53.0087A
Detailed Images
Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Stamp Seal (1900.53.0087A) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Neo-Assyrian/Neo-Babylonian, 700–540 BCE |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian (Neo-Babylonian?) |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 3.5 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 2.5 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 1.6 cm |
| Weight | 25 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Stone--Chalcedony |
| Manufacturing Processes | Carved, Incising, Drilling |
| Munsell Color Information | Medium Gray (N4.5) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | Rogers: An elongated seal semi-translucent in color. It pictures a priest before a divine standard. The figure is not drawn in detail. The most interesting part of his make up is a long waving beard, and long fringed robe. The divine standard is made by three verticle bars crossing a horizontal platform and extending up right. An antelope lies on the altar. Porada: A worshipper before an altar upon which lies a snake-dragon supporting a spade and a stylus (two styluses?) |
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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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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 |