seal impression, seal

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Typ <itemType> Objekt/föremål
Datering <presTimeLabel> Neo-Babylonian. Late 7th-5th centuries B.C.
Description <itemDescription>
  • Conoid stamp seal with rounded top, convex oval base and bore through upper section. Engraving in low relied depicting a bearded priest or worshipper, wearing a round headdress and a long robe. The figure is standing, facing right, with one arm raised before a stylized altar with symbols, probably ‘Spade of Marduk’ and ‘Stylus of Nabu’, 8-rayed sun or star hovering above. Drill-hole engraving for ... Visa hela
Inventory number <itemDescription>
Acquisition <itemDescription>
  • Purchased from G. O. Matsson (Matsson coll. no. 137).
Comments <itemDescription>
  • H. Merrillees catalogue 1995, no 19.
    Three impressions.

Condition <itemDescription>
  • Worn. Edge of base slightly chipped. Some discolouration.
Dimensions <itemDescription>
  • H. 3.0 cm, W. 2.2 cm, Thick. 1.6 cm, bore 0.03-0.04 cm.
Cf Publications <itemDescription>
  • -Jakob-Rost, 1975, nos. 299-307.
    -Keel-Leu 1991, 128, nos. 153, 154.
    -Merrillees, 1990, 140-142, nos. 74-76.

Händelse <context>
  • Brukad Neo-Babylonian. Late 7th-5th centuries B.C..
Material, engelska<itemMaterial>
Chalcedony
Nyckelord <itemKeyWord>
  • Neo-Babylonian. Late 7th-5th centuries B.C.
Mått <itemMeasurement>
  • Height / Höjd: 3 cm.
  • Width / Bredd: 2,2 cm.
Object<itemName>
seal impression
seal
Ämne <subject>
  • Kulturhistoria
Inventory number <itemNumber>
Rättigheter för metadata <itemLicense> Licens
Källa <presOrganization> Statens museer för världskultur - Medelhavsmuseet
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