CDLI Seals 018482 (physical) (P539304)

Administrative Cylinder seal dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 089816

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

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Material(s)

Mineral > Chalcedony

Language(s)

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Measurements

26.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Seal Annotation unreviewed

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal Artifact type comments:

    cylinder seal

  • Material: Mineral > Chalcedony
  • Measurements (mm): 26.0 high × 14.0 wide
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  • Seal no.: S018482
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    cylinder seal; hunting

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  • primary: WAS 6, 14

    [Merrillees2005WAS6] Merrillees, Parvine H. 2005. Pre-Achaemenid and Achaemenid Periods. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum 6.

  • history: Boardman Greek Gems, no. 904

    [Boardman2001Greekgems] Boardman, John. 2001. Greek Gems and Finger Rings: Early Bronze Age to Late Classical. London: Thames & Hudson.

  • history: First Impressions, 690

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

  • history: Forgotten Empire, 230, no. 420

    [ForgottenEmpire2005] Curtis, John B., and Nigel Tallis, eds. 2005. Forgotten Empire: The World of Ancient Persia. British Museum Press.

  • history: CSWA, pl. 115

    [Wiseman1959CSWA] Wiseman, Donald J. 1959. Cylinder Seals of Western Asia. Batchworth Press.

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  • Museum No.: BM 089816
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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
2024-02-20 at 16:07:52 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-11 at 13:45:53 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-06 at 09:52:08 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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 018482 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P539304.
CDLI Seals 018482 (physical) artifact entry (No. P539304). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P539304 (Original work published 2023)
CDLI Seals 018482 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P539304 (Accessed: June 10, 2025).
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