Cylinder seals are believed to be the second most frequently excavated objects in the Near East and Levant after cuneiform tablets, due in part to their ubiquity in ancient society and their relative ...

THE cylinder seal is the typical product of the civilization of those countries and periods where cuneiform writing was employed, as is the scarab in Egypt or the coin on Roman sites. Invented at ...

Seals were most often made of stone but also sometimes of bone, ivory, faience, glass, metal, wood, or even sun-dried or baked clay. A recessed inscription was carved onto the cylinder, which produced ...

In this region, cylinder seals were created. Typically made of stone and engraved with a series of designs, these cylinders were rolled onto clay tablets, leaving a stamped impression of the design.

Some were used before the invention of writing. The researchers looked at cylinder seals that date to 4400 to 3400 B.C.E., with an emphasis on those used before the development of writing.

Protecting hydraulic and pneumatic cylinder rods with protective boots, as opposed to simply replacing them, is an effective ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. From card: God (Shamash?) standing ...

A 4,400-year-old cylinder seal dating back to the Early Bronze Age II period has been unearthed in ongoing excavations at Seyitömer Höyük in Kütahya, Turkey. The dating marks it as the oldest ...