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Cylinder Seal

1900.53.0055A

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Artifact Identification Cylinder Seal   (1900.53.0055A)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Personal Symbols
    3. :
  3. Personal Identification
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Mitannian
Date 1400– 1300 BCE
Culture Mitannian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 2.00 cm
Dimension 2 (Diameter) 1.02 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A) N/A
Weight 6.49 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Stone--Hematite
Manufacturing Processes Carved, Incising, Drilling

Research Remarks

Description

Rogers: Crude one inch haematite seal with four figures. One of the figures is a monster, presented in front view. In place of a head he seems to have a star. The right hand is raised over his head and in his left he holds a crooked staff, which greatly resembles a serpent. Three other human figures, almost identical in form appear upon the seal. The central figures hold aloof the standard of stability.

Porada: A lion headed demon brandishing a dagger(?) and holding before him a wavy object, while facing a worshipper; a second worshipper holding a rod with balls before a deity.
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 Unpublished ms., ca. 1950.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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