Cylinder Seal
1900.53.0096A
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Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Cylinder Seal (1900.53.0096A) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | Unknown |
Geographic Location | |
Period | Neo Assyrian |
Date | 700 – 620 BCE |
Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
Location | On Exhibitin the Mesopotamia exhibit |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Length) | 3.7 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Diameter) | 1.5 cm |
Dimension 3 (N/A) | N/A |
Weight | 17 g |
Measuring Remarks | N/A |
Materials | Stone--Chalcedony |
Manufacturing Processes | Carved, Incising, Drilling |
Research Remarks
Description | Rogers: A large inch and a half crystal seal. The design is made into a panel by a line one eighth of an inch from each edge of the seal. The entire seal is given over to symbols, only some of them can be distinguished, as the Tree of Life, the sun disk, fish, etc. |
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Published Description | Under Review |
Bibliography | Porada, Edith. "Concordance of Seals in the Oriental Museum, UIUC." Unpublished ms., ca. 1950. |
Artifact History
Credit Line/Dedication | N/A |
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Reproduction | no |
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