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 | None |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Neo Assyrian, 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 | None |
| Materials | Stone--Chalcedony |
| Manufacturing Processes | Carved, Incising, Drilling |
| Munsell Color Information | Light Olive Gray (5Y 5/2) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published 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. Porada: Two kneeling winged genii grasping streams that fall from a winged sun-disk above a tree, between them, and extending their other hands towards the wings. Terminal: a star above a rhomb beside a bull's head, above a fish. |
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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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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 |