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Cylinder seals

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Babylonian Cylinder Seal, approximately 1700 BCE

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 2, Object: 1
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

A Babylonian Cylinder Seal, ca. 1700 BCE containing Sumarian inscriptions and was excavated at Amlash, Mesopotamia. A relief of the inscription is shown on the accompanying piece of clay.

Dates: approximately 1700 BCE

Babylonian Cylinder Seal, approximately 1700 BCE

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 1, Object: 2
Identifier: Folder 1
Scope and Contents

A Babylonian Cylinder Seal, ca. 1700 BCE with Sumerian inscriptions. Excavated at Amlash, Mesopotamia, these seals were the signatures of the Babylonians. Each man's signature was different, and the images often depicted something about the owner. This includes the seal itself as well as the inscription relief on a portion of clay.

Dates: approximately 1700 BCE