🪔 Did you know?
Cylinder seals came in many sizes and colors — from tiny 0.5 cm miniatures to impressive 7 cm examples, often with a 2:1 height-to-diameter ratio.

Most were carved from stones like serpentine, lapis lazuli, or hematite — but not all! Less valuable materials such as shell, bone, quartz ceramic, or even clay (as in burgul seals) were also used, and metal examples are extremely rare.

Small objects, great variety.

#QuickFacts #KISHIBProject #Mesopotamia #AncientArt #CylinderSeal

🪔 Did you know?
Cylinder seals came in many sizes and colors — from tiny 0.5 cm miniatures to impressive 7 cm examples, often with a 2:1 height-to-diameter ratio.

Most were carved from stones like serpentine, lapis lazuli, or hematite — but not all! Less valuable materials such as shell, bone, quartz ceramic, or even clay (as in burgul seals) were also used, and metal examples are extremely rare.

Small objects, great variety.

#QuickFacts #KISHIBProject #Mesopotamia #AncientArt #CylinderSeal

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Reading: ur
Meaning: dog, beast

#cuneiform #assyriology #deadLanguage #Mesopotamia #research

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Reading: ur
Meaning: dog, beast

#cuneiform #assyriology #deadLanguage #Mesopotamia #research

This cylinder seal shows a sacrifice in front of a ziggurat. A priest in a long robe faces right, standing before a censer and a sacrificial table with legs ending in animal feet. On the table lie curved offerings and four dotted elements that mark additional gifts.

🔹 Middle Assyrian period (13th-12th BCE)
🔹 Stone cylinder seal, VA 05362
🔹 Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin
👉 https://id.smb.museum/object/2065364/

#KISHIBProject #mesopotamia #cylinderseal #ziggurat #glyptic

This cylinder seal shows a sacrifice in front of a ziggurat. A priest in a long robe faces right, standing before a censer and a sacrificial table with legs ending in animal feet. On the table lie curved offerings and four dotted elements that mark additional gifts.

🔹 Middle Assyrian period (13th-12th BCE)
🔹 Stone cylinder seal, VA 05362
🔹 Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin
👉 https://id.smb.museum/object/2065364/

#KISHIBProject #mesopotamia #cylinderseal #ziggurat #glyptic

Wrapping up our week on cylinder seals 🌀

The seal was the tool – the impression carried the meaning, authority, and story.
Which would you keep: the carved object or the rolled design?

#KISHIB#Mesopotamia#DigitalHumanities

Wrapping up our week on cylinder seals 🌀

The seal was the tool – the impression carried the meaning, authority, and story.
Which would you keep: the carved object or the rolled design?

#KISHIB#Mesopotamia#DigitalHumanities

👋 Hello Mastodon!

We are KISHIB – Digital Corpus of Ancient West Asian Seals and Sealings.

Our project documents thousands of Mesopotamian seals and sealings in digital form, making them accessible for research and the public.

Expect insights into archaeology, digital methods, and the fascinating world of cylinder seals!

#Archaeology#DigitalHumanities#Mesopotamia#OpenScience

👋 Hello Mastodon!

We are KISHIB – Digital Corpus of Ancient West Asian Seals and Sealings.

Our project documents thousands of Mesopotamian seals and sealings in digital form, making them accessible for research and the public.

Expect insights into archaeology, digital methods, and the fascinating world of cylinder seals!

#Archaeology#DigitalHumanities#Mesopotamia#OpenScience

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#ESC #kultura#Mesopotamia#Giacobbo