Preview
Creation Date
500–300 BCE
Culture
Kassite
Medium
Cast resin
Dimensions
1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased by the Department of Art History, for Summer Scholars research by Ellie Westfall (’27), 2025.
Accession Number
2025.106.9
Provenance
Purchased by Ellie Westfall from Ancient Replicas on July 12, 2025. Ancient Replicas is an Etsy storefront based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania run by Dr. Stephen Meyers, the president of The Institute for Biblical and Scientific Studies.
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings
Kassite inscription. Kassite is a language isolate of Babylonian Cuneiform.
Description
This is a resin replica of a cylinder seal from the Kassite civilization from about 500–300 BCE. The inscription is written in the Kassite language, which uses a cuneiform script.
Keywords
Department of Art History Collection, Ancient Near East, Before 600 BCE, Cylinder Seal