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Early Akkadian Cylinder Seal

1900.53.0112A

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Artifact Identification Early Akkadian Cylinder Seal   (1900.53.0112A)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Personal Symbols
    3. :
  3. Personal Identification
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Babylonian
Date 28th – 25th century BCE
Culture Early Akkadian
Location On Exhibitin the Mesopotamia exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 3.2 cm
Dimension 2 (Diameter) 2.2 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A) N/A
Weight 28 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Stone--Serpentine
Manufacturing Processes Carved, Incising, Drilling

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description Under Review
Bibliography

Scheil, Revue d'Assyriologie, Pl. II #11, Rogers 17 p. 23.

cf. Strat. Cyl. No. 601 for horned animals, No. 421 for lions.

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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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.

"UI, USC students collaborating on unique archaeology project." Inside Illinois, 11/2/2006.

Photo: "Technology + Teamwork = New Discoveries", USC College of Letters, Arts & Sciences, Winter 2006/07, p. 1.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication N/A
Reproduction no

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