Babylonian
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to the style and culture of the region of Babylonia in southern Mesopotamia, beginning with the unification of the area in the early 2nd millennium BCE and lasting through the first millennium BCE.
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