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Source Description
During the 1st millennium BC, Aramaic alphabetic script written on parchment rather than clay tablets led to the gradual disappearance of the cylinder seal. Stamp seals returned to Mesopotamia for the first time since the 4th millennium BC. Due to the decreased area of the stamp seal, images became less complicated. The most common scene shows a single worshiper standing before divine symbols, in this case including the spade of Nabu, god of wisdom, and the crescent of the moon-god Sin.
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Document identity
localId
20515
label
Stamp Seal with Worshipper before Symbols
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
20515
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Stamp Seal with Worshipper before Symbols
description
During the 1st millennium BC, Aramaic alphabetic script written on parchment rather than clay tablets led to the gradual disappearance of the cylinder seal. Stamp seals returned to Mesopotamia for the first time since the 4th millennium BC. Due to the decreased area of the stamp seal, images became less complicated. The most common scene shows a single worshiper standing before divine symbols, in this case including the spade of Nabu, god of wisdom, and the crescent of the moon-god Sin.
provenance
Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, Joseph Brummer, New York, 1941; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by purchase.
date
1000-500 BCE (Neo-Babylonian)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
seals (artifacts)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
1.6
height
1.3
depth
2.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 5/8 x W: 1/2 x D: 13/16 in. (1.6 x 1.3 x 2.1 cm); H of bezel: 9/16 in. (1.5 cm)
Source extras
med
carved chalcedony
creator_ids
6353
collection_ids
ANE
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
85099a78ac954112
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
a45a0eb0dec5a9c5
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no