File:Cylinder seal king Louvre AO6620.jpg

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Description

English: Cylinder seal and sealing impression: the king-priest and his acolyte feeding the sacred herd. White limestone, Uruk period, ca. 3200 BC.

Français : Sceau-cylindre en calcaire et son impression : le roi et son acolyte nourrissant le troupeau sacré, période d'Uruk, vers 3200 av. J.-C.

Collection

Louvre Museum (Inventory)

	Native name	Louvre Museum
	Location	1st arrondissement of Paris , France
	Coordinates	48° 51′ 40″ N, 2° 20′ 09″ E
	Established	10 August 1793
	Website	www.louvre.fr
	Authority file	: Q19675 VIAF: 257711507 ISNI: 000000012260177X ULAN: 500125189 LCCN: n80020283 NLA: 35912436 WorldCat

Current location

Department of Oriental Antiquities, Richelieu wing, ground floor, room 1a, case 2

Accession number

AO 6620

Credit line

Purchase, 1914

Source/Photographer

Marie-Lan Nguyen (2006)

Other versions

Cylinder seal
Modern clay impression

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	07:24, 10 June 2006		2,000 × 1,100 (1.68 MB)	Jastrow	slighty better resolution, better colour balance
	13:59, 15 January 2006		1,935 × 723 (1.27 MB)	Jastrow	'''Description:''' Limestone cylinder seal and impression: the king-priest and his acolyte feeding the sacred herd, Uruk period, ca. 3200 BC.<br /> '''Location:''' Louvre, Department of Oriental Antiquities, Richelieu wing, ground floor (AO 6620)<br /

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- Uruk
- Silinderseël
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- ختم أسطواني
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- Меш-кі-аг-гашэр
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- Цилиндричен печат
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- Història de Mesopotàmia
- Prehistòria de Mesopotàmia
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- Rullesegl
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- 32. Jahrhundert v. Chr.
- Rollsiegel
- Mesopotamische Kunst
- Uruk-Zeit
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- Κυλινδρικός σφραγιδόλιθος
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- Mésopotamie
- Histoire de la Mésopotamie
- Période d'Uruk
- Préhistoire de la Mésopotamie
- Débuts de l'écriture en Mésopotamie
- Utilisateur:Zunkir/Mesopotamie
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- חותם גליל
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- Մեսքիագաշեր
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- Segel silinder
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- Utente:MartinPoulter/CDLI list
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- ウルク (メソポタミア)
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- 원통 인장
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- Rolzegel
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- Okres Uruk
- Mesz-ki-ag-gaszer
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- Урук
- Цилиндрическая печать
- Участник:MartinPoulter/CDLI list
- Участник:User1712/Черновик/Урукский период (перевод статьи)
Usage on ta.wikipedia.org
- உருளை முத்திரை
- உரூக் காலம்
Usage on tr.wikipedia.org
- Silindir mühür
- Uruk dönemi
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- Sumer
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- Q87809026

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Camera manufacturer	NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model	NIKON D70
Exposure time	1/40 sec (0.025)
F-number	f/5
ISO speed rating	500
Date and time of data generation	14:32, 9 June 2006
Lens focal length	52 mm
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	300 dpi
Vertical resolution	300 dpi
Software used	DxO Optics Pro Standard MACOSX 3.55b.4597202.125246 BMVDCTF
File change date and time	14:32, 9 June 2006
Y and C positioning	Co-sited
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Exif version	2.1
Date and time of digitizing	14:32, 9 June 2006
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APEX aperture	4.64386
Exposure bias	0.66666666666667
Maximum land aperture	4.3 APEX (f/4.44)
Metering mode	Center weighted average
Light source	Fine weather
Flash	Flash did not fire
DateTime subseconds	80
DateTimeOriginal subseconds	80
DateTimeDigitized subseconds	80
Supported Flashpix version	1
Color space	sRGB
Sensing method	One-chip color area sensor
File source	Digital still camera
Scene type	A directly photographed image
Custom image processing	Normal process
Exposure mode	Auto exposure
White balance	Manual white balance
Digital zoom ratio	1
Focal length in 35 mm film	78 mm
Scene capture type	Standard
Scene control	None
Contrast	Normal
Saturation	Normal
Sharpness	Normal
Subject distance range	Unknown

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