The essays in the volume study various aspects of the iconography of cylinder seals from the Akkadian period to the Neo-Assyrian period, from Mesopotamia to Hit

In this survey, the author looks at the development and use of cylinder seals over 3000 years. She discusses the information that they provide on religion, desi

Cylindrically-shaped sals first appeared int he second half of the fourth millennium B.C, gradually replacing the more traditional stamp seals. Cylinder seals a

Studies of seals and sealing practices have traditionally investigated aspects of social, political, economic, and ideological systems in ancient societies thro