Cylinder Seal

1900.53.0117A

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Cylinder Seal (1900.53.0117A)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Personal Identification
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Asia, West : Iraq
Period	Jemdet Nasr
Date	3200–3000 BCE
Culture	West Asian
Location	On Exhibitin the Mesopotamia exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length)	2.4 cm
Dimension 2 (Diameter)	2.3 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A)	N/A
Weight	20 g
Measuring Remarks	N/A
Materials	Stone--Limestone
Manufacturing Processes	Carved, Incising, Drilling

Research Remarks

Description	Rogers: A slate colored seal about three fourths of an inch wide. It is divided into three sections by deep grooves, each containing a rudely drawn right angle and a circle, both topped by a small dot. Porada: A squatting woman with a pot. (Repeated three times, in panels separated by vertical bars.) Late Uruk-Gamdal Nasr Period.
Published Description	Under Review
Bibliography	Compare to Amier, Glyphique Mes. Arch. pl. 80 and 323 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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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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