CDLI Seals 019562 (physical) (P540381)

Administrative Cylinder seal dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Museum Number

WAM 42.0445

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

-

Material(s)

Mineral > Agate

Language(s)

-

Measurements

42.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Seal

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Achaemenid (547-331 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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P540381

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder seal
Dimensions 42.0 mm × 12.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Mineral > Agate
Preservation
Seal Number S019562

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Museum Number WAM 42.0445
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Iraq 6 (pp. 3-34), 32, no. 108, pl. 13

    [Gordon1939Iraq6] Gordon, Cyrus H. 1939. “Western Asiatic Seals in the Walters Art Gallery.” Iraq 6: 3–34.

  • history: First Impressions, 419

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-04 at 13:07:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-20 at 14:50:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 019562 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P540381.
CDLI Seals 019562 (physical) artifact entry (No. P540381). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P540381 (Original work published 2023)
CDLI Seals 019562 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P540381 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 019562 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P540381.
CDLI Seals 019562 (physical) artifact entry (No. P540381). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P540381 (Original work published 2023)
CDLI Seals 019562 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P540381 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).
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