Cylinder Seals

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Akkadians
gptkb:Assyrians
gptkb:Babylonians
gptkb:Sumerians
gptkbp:decoratedWith inscriptions
engraved designs
gptkbp:depicts gptkb:deity
animals
humans
hunting scenes
mythological scenes
religious rituals
banquet scenes
gptkbp:displayedAt gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:Louvre_Museum
gptkb:Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:archaeological_site
palaces
temples
graves
gptkbp:function identifying documents
impressing images on clay
marking ownership
securing containers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cylinder Seals
gptkbp:influenced later seal traditions
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Uruk_period
gptkbp:language Akkadian
Assyrian
Hurrian
Old Persian
Sumerian
gptkbp:material gptkb:ceramics
gptkb:glass
gptkb:stone
metal
gptkbp:period c. 3500 BCE – 300 BCE
gptkbp:relatedTo cuneiform tablets
stamp seals
gptkbp:shape cylindrical
gptkbp:size 2–6 cm long
gptkbp:studiedBy archaeologists
art historians
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:ancient_Near_East
gptkb:ancient_Mesopotamia
gptkbp:wornBy gptkb:jewelry
amber
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ancient_Mesopotamia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5