COLLECTION NAME:
Pages from the Past
Record
Identifier:
exws_pages_b01_item02
Title:
Babylonian cylinder seal
Date:
approximately 1700 BCE
Description:
A Babylonian Cylinder Seal, ca. 1700 BCE with Sumerian inscriptions. Excavated at Amlash, Mesopotamia, these seals were the signatures of the Babylonians. Each man's signature was different, and the images often depicted something about the owner. This includes the seal itself as well as the inscription relief on a portion of clay.
Dimensions:
seal: 1 in. tall, 0.5 in. diam (2.5 cm tall, 2 cm diam)
Dimensions:
relief: 3.75 x 1.5 x 0.25 in. (9.5 x 4 x 0.6 cm)
Subject:
Cylinder seals
Location:
Amlash (Iran)
Century:
Seventeenth century
Collection:
Pages from the Past
Type:
Physical Object
File Format:
image/jp2
Source:
Z4 .P33x. Pages from the past : original leaves from rare books and manuscripts. Western Michigan University Special Collections
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Rights Status:
No Copyright - United States
Access Rights:
Digital reproduction published by Western Michigan University Library and made available for private study, scholarship or research use under applicable U.S. Law. Access to digital reproductions provided by Special Collections at Zhang Legacy Collections Center, Western Michigan University.
Digital Date:
2018