CDLI Seals 018831 (physical) (P272887)

Administrative cylinder excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 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 42.1194

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Material(s)

Metamorphic rock > Quartzite

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

18.0 mm

Seal

  • Artifact type: Cylinder
  • Material: Metamorphic rock > Quartzite
  • Measurements (mm): 18.0 wide
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: The scene shows two winged genius figures in long robes holding standards, which form a canopy. Above one genius are seven raised disks (stars), and above the other is an inverted crescent. Beneath the canopy is a deity in along robe and holding a mace. S
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.: S018831
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    First Impressions 75ff.

  • primary: First Impressions, 75ff.

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

  • history: ANE in Walters Art Gallery, no 14

    [Canby1974WAG] Canby, Jeanny Vorys. 1974. “The Ancient Near East in the Walters Art Gallery.”

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: WAM 42.1194
  • 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
2024-09-18 at 10:07:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-10 at 08:48:32 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-13 at 19:38:24 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:44 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Seals 018831 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P272887.
CDLI Seals 018831 (physical) artifact entry (No. P272887). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272887 (Original work published 1970)
CDLI Seals 018831 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272887 (Accessed: July 12, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P272887},
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