Cylinder Seal
1900.53.0098A
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Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Cylinder Seal (1900.53.0098A) |
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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 |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Length) | 2.3 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Diameter) | 1.2 cm |
Dimension 3 (N/A) | N/A |
Weight | 6 g |
Measuring Remarks | None |
Materials | Stone--Chalcedony |
Manufacturing Processes | Carved, Incising, Drilling |
Munsell Color Information | Yellowish White (10YR 8.5/1) -ns |
Research Remarks
Published Description | Rogers: A medium sized crystal seal, showing very crude drill work. The figures are given very conventional treatment, made by a combination of various size circles and straight lines. The human figure and animals are not presented on the same level, the animals seem to stand upside down. Near the top of the seal is a symbol of six dots. Porada: A hero grasping an ibex on either side of him. In the field: a rhomb? |
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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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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 |