Cylinder Seal

1900.53.0105A

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Cylinder Seal (1900.53.0105A)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Personal Identification
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Asia, West : Iraq
Period	Babylonian
Date	2900–2334 BCE
Culture	Early Dynastic III

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length)	2.4 cm
Dimension 2 (Diameter)	1.4 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A)	N/A
Weight	8 g
Measuring Remarks	N/A
Materials	Stone--Limestone
Manufacturing Processes	Carved, Incising, Drilling

Research Remarks

Description	Rogers: A small slate seal with one side broken. It contains one human figure and a series of long-tailed animals standing on their haunches, similar to number 9. Porada: A long-haired bull-man attacking with a daggar a lion grasping an antelope; A hero clasping the latter as well as second antelope on his other side; A second lion attacking the latter.
Published Description	Under Review
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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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

Credit Line/Dedication	N/A
Reproduction	no

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