Cylinder Seal
1900.53.0103A
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Cylinder Seal (1900.53.0103A) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Babylonian, Early Dynastic II, 28th – 27th century BCE |
| Culture | N/A |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 3.9 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Diameter) | 1.8 cm |
| Dimension 3 (N/A) | N/A |
| Weight | 22 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Stone--Limestone |
| Manufacturing Processes | Carved, Incising, Drilling |
| Munsell Color Information | Light Olive Brown (2.5Y 5/2) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | A slate colored stone seal, about one and one third inches in length. It pictures a nude human figure, with a bird like beak and horns. Two rampant lions with heavy (drill work) meins (sic) constitute one group. Another group of figures on the seal shows a part of a human figure between two rampant animals and apparently grasping each by the head. Porada: Two crossed lions, the head of one of which is grasped by a bull-man holding an indeterminable weapon in his other hand; a (horned?) demon, whose legs are two goats, grasping in each hand one of the goat tails, which end in serpent's heads. |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | N/A |
| Bibliography | Scheil, Revue d'Assyriologie, Pl. I #4, Rogers 6, p. 23. Publ. Kelekian RH Revue d'Assyrologique 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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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 |