CDLI Seals 001345 (physical) (P272855)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Museum Number

WAM 42.0591

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Material(s)

Mineral > Hematite

Language(s)

-

Measurements

26.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Seal

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal Artifact type comments:

    physical

  • Material: Mineral > Hematite
  • Measurements (mm): 26.0 high × 12.0 wide
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: Scene depicts a standing deity in horned headdress and long robe, with one foot resting on an animal (?) at feet and holding a mace in outstretched hand. Facing, is a second deity in horned headdress and long tufted robe, with both hands raised. In the fi
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.: S001345
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    physical

  • Genre(s):
  • Language(s):


  • history: First Impressions, p. 045 period IVb.

    [Collon2005FirstImpressions] Collon, Dominique. 2005. First Impressions: Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East (2nd Edition). British Museum Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: WAM 42.0591
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-04 at 13:07:26 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2013-11-01 at 15:12:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Földi, Zsombor J. CDLI approved View
2013-10-07 at 08:48:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:44 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Frayne, Douglas R. CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a physical seal. See below of a list of its impression(s):

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Seals 001345 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P272855.
CDLI Seals 001345 (physical) artifact entry (No. P272855). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272855 (Original work published 1970)
CDLI Seals 001345 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272855 (Accessed: July 10, 2025).
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