Karanis / Seal / Clay (unfired)
Viewer
About this Item
Record Details
- Object Identifier
- 0000.00.6275
- Object Name
- Seal
- Collections
- Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
- Object Type
- Seals and sealings
- Materials
- Clay (unfired)
- Inscribed
- yes
- Full Artifact Description
- Sealing: 3.6 x 2.3 cm
- Impression: 1.4 x 1.0 cm
- One complete, two partial impressions; good condition. Oval impression. Bust of Hermes to the right. Hermes head is entirely Hellenic and Periclean in concept. The facial features are very distinct: graceful chin line, full lips slightly parted, nose in good proportion descending in a nearly unbroken plane from a well-drawn eyebrow. Hermes hair is very short and curly, unbound, conically. The drapery of the bust is very finely drawn with a V-neck; the right shoulder is exposed. Over the right shoulder in back of the head, a slender palm frond projects vertically. Over the left shoulder, in front of the head, there is an upright cadaceus, which may be winged.
- Subjects
- Hermes
- Verbatim Date
- 1st C B.C. - 4th C A.D.
- Unit Grid Number
- B0173
- Area
- R:G:*
- Verbatim Provenance
- Egypt
- Verbatim Site
- Karanis
- Countermark
- no
- Publication Title
- The art of seals : a gallery guide : aesthetic and social dynamics of the pressed image from antiquity to the present.
- Publication Author
- Root, Margaret Cool
- Publication Year
- 1984
- Type Category
- Artifact
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 2272 x 1704
- File Size
- 66 KB
- Record
- 0000.00.6275
- Link to this Item
-
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.6275/0000_00_6275p02.tif
Rights and Permissions
The University of Michigan Library provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. These materials may be protected by copyright. If you decide to use any of these materials, you are responsible for making your own legal assessment and securing any necessary permission. If you have questions about the collection, please contact the Kelsey Museum of Archeology. If you have concerns about the inclusion of an item in this collection, please contact Library Information Technology.
Related Links
IIIF
- Manifest
-
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/kelsey:0000.00.6275:0000_00_6275P02.TIF
Cite this Item
View the Help Guide for more information.
- Full citation
-
"Karanis; Seal; Clay (unfired)." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.6275/0000_00_6275p02.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.