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Stamp seal: ANE.181.1891

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Pyramidal stamp seal with rounded top and octagonal base, showing a bearded worshipper in front of an altar featuring the stylus of Nabu and the spade of Marduk

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.012 m
Length: 0.02 m
Width: 0.016 m

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1891) by Robertson Smith, W., Professor

Dating

Neo-Babylonian
-600 - -501

Materials used in production

cloudy Chalcedony

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: ANE.181.1891
Primary reference Number: 88839
Oldadmincategory: O
Oldobjectnumber: WAE.181.1891
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 21 December 2016 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Stamp seal" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/88839 Accessed: 2024-11-15 08:27:45

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/88839 |title=Stamp seal |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-15 08:27:45|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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