Uncarved Cylinder Seal

Description:

Uncarved cylinder seal, possibly a foundation deposit

Medium:

Rock crystal

Location:

Ur (modern Tell el-Muqayyar), Iraq

Dimensions:

H. 2.5 cm; Diam. 1.4 cm

Date:

Kassite Period, ca. 1595–1155 BCE (or possibly earlier)

Inventory Number:

B16283

Lender:

University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia

Credit:

British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1926