Preview
Creation Date
ca. 1200 BCE
Culture
Elamite
Medium
Cast resin
Dimensions
13/16 in. (1.9 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased by the Department of Art History, for Summer Scholars research by Ellie Westfall (’27), 2025.
Accession Number
2025.106.10
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.
Description
This is a resin cast replica of an original cylinder seal from the Elamite civilization of Mesopotamia, from about 1200 BCE. The package states that the seal depicts the Elamite invasion of Babylon. Because this replica was cast from an original seal, we can assume the creator owns the seal. Despite the assumption that the original seal is one-of-a-kind, an online listing for another cylinder seal impression appears to have the exact same design. Whether this cylinder seal design is unique, an ancient duplicate, or a mass-produced scene is unknown.
Online listing for the comparable seal impression: https://downunderpharaoh.patternbyetsy.com/listing/4298193983/mesopotamia-chariot-cylinder-seal
Keywords
Department of Art History Collection, Ancient Near East, Before 600 BCE, Cylinder Seal