M0011148: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum display: Assyro-Babylonian cylinder seals and sketches
- Date:
- November 1949
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/99/3
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced April 2021: Assyro-Babylonian cylinder seals and sketches.
Description
Photograph of 32 Assyro-Babylonian cylinder seals and sketches of the impressions on the cylinders on display in the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum. The display was prepared by T.H. Gaster. The seals had amuletic as well as utilitarian use, deposited as votive offerings in shrines. The cylinders are not held by Wellcome Collection. M0011141, M0011142, M0011143, M0011144
Publication/Creation
November 1949
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Copyright note
Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection
Notes
Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesOpen Can't be requested