Stamp Seal

1900.53.0100A

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Stamp Seal (1900.53.0100A)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Personal Identification
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Asia, West : Iraq?
Period/Date	Neo-Assyrian, 700–620 BCE
Culture	Neo-Assyrian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length)	2.4 cm
Dimension 2 (Width)	2.0 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth)	1.9 cm
Weight	13 g
Measuring Remarks	None
Materials	Stone--Chalcedony
Manufacturing Processes	Carved, Drilling, Incising

Research Remarks

Published Description	Rogers: A semi-translucent seal of a blueish cast. Here we have a more human looking god before the altar. His turban has three small points at the top, and long hair hangs to his shoulders. His right hand is raised showing thumb and fore-finger. The seal carries the symbol of the crescent moon. The altar stands in front of the God, with an animal on top, and behind two tall standards. Porada: A worshipper before an altar upon which lies a snake-dragon supporting a spade and a stylus (2 styluses?). In the sky: a crescent.
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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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
Credit Line/Dedication	N/A
Reproduction	no
Reproduction Information	N/A

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