Lapis lazuli cylinder seal, Babylon, 14th c. BC, 5 x ∅ 1.6 cm

Stamps and seals – Cylinder seals

Material: Gems/Pearls | Type: Seals/Stamps | Countries: Iraq

  • Period

    6th millennium – 300 BC

  • Red List

    Emergency Red List – Iraq

Category

Stamps and seals – Cylinder seals
Stone, terracotta, shell, bone. Engraved or carved, pierced through its centre or at the top. With geometric or figurative motifs (humans, animals, deities, buildings) in mythological, religious and/or daily life scenes.

Cylinder seals: May have cuneiform inscriptions. Size: 2-7 x Ø 1-3 cm.
© Vorderasiatisches Museum – SMB, Berlin / Olaf M. Teßmer