CDLI Seals 016379 (physical) (P529227)

Stamp seal and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1920-0258

Period

Provenience

Material(s)

Metamorphic rock > Marble

Language(s)

Measurements

38.0 mm × 24.0 mm × 10.0 mm

Seal

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced	5900 BC - 3800 BC
Accounting Period

Seal impressions

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

Impression	Provenience	Period	Date

Record

CDLI number	P529227
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P529227

Physical information

stamp seal depicting a reclining pig (material from Ashmolean catalog: dark mottled, pale brown marble)

Artifact type	Stamp seal stamp seal depicting a reclining pig (material from Ashmolean catalog: dark mottled, pale brown marble)
Dimensions	38.0 mm × 24.0 mm × 10.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Metamorphic rock > Marble
Preservation
Seal Number	S016379

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number	Ashm 1920-0258
Accession Number

References

primary: Ashm seal cat. 2, 222

[Buchanan1984Ashmseals] Buchanan, Briggs. 1984. The Prehistoric Stamp Seals. Catalogue of Ancient Near Eastern Seals in the Ashmolean Museum 2. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-15 at 15:50:40	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-07-29 at 18:24:34	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-07-29 at 17:58:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2022-02-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 016379 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2022) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P529227.

CDLI Seals 016379 (physical) artifact entry (No. P529227). (2024, August 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P529227 (Original work published 2022)

CDLI Seals 016379 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P529227 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 016379 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2022) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P529227.

CDLI Seals 016379 (physical) artifact entry (No. P529227). (2024, August 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P529227 (Original work published 2022)

CDLI Seals 016379 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P529227 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).

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