Engravings on Objects Cylinder Seals
Engravings on Objects Cylinder Seals
Evidence of human ritual and spirituality at San Andrés Cylinder seal impressions appear on a variety of surfaces The San Andrés cylinder seal which is not found in Mesopotamia is found at the Olmec archaeological site in modern-day Tabasco Mexico. Images on cloth or other two-dimensional surfaces similar to some cylinder seals depicted in ink or similar methods using raised areas on the cylinder The middle period of the Olmec inhabitants of La Venta and San Andrés both ritual and spiritual uses symbols with later Mesopotamian cuneiform script beginning in the late Neolithic period 7600–6000 BC dating back a very long time These seals are still in abundance and are of significant artistic significance particularly in the Babylonian period Especially in the Babylonian period the Olmec hieroglyphics were a set of characters that developed within the Olmec culture The Olmecs were the earliest known Mesoamerican civilization
Zapotec writing relief in the Site Museum of Monte Albán. Oaxaca, Mexico
The Old Babylonian cylinder seals carved from hematite originating in Mesopotamia date back to around the 18th century The large stones used for the earliest cylinder seals In the Mesopotamian basin high-quality stone for carving was scarce Cylinder seals were typically made of hard stone and some were gemstones Carvings may also involve glass or ceramic Cylinder seals were carved using indentations on the surface of the cylinder to create a relief impression primarily on wet clay However some cylinder seals such as the Neo-Assyrian cylinder seal And the indecipherable text on the Zapotec script is the writing system of the Zapotec culture and one of the oldest writing systems in Mesoamerica The Zapotec people who thrived in the late preclassic period after the collapse of the Olmec civilization
San Andrés cylinder seal Olmecs and the Civilizations of the Gulf of Mexico
/ image credit : Alain Quevillon
depict rituals involving winged deities Social concepts are represented in the drawings and letters on the cylinder seal of Darius I of Persia aiming an arrow Cylinder seals were used in the Ancient Near East since approximately 3400 BC Many of these cylinder seals survive and are considered important works of art particularly in the Babylonian period spanning over three thousand years The Old Babylonian cylinder seal carved from hematite originated in Mesopotamia dating from approximately the 18th to 16th centuries BC It depicts two deities a deity standing on a horned animal. It is assumed that this seal may have been important to its owner as a symbol of identity for the Amorites an ancient Semitic people or as a protective device for protection and fertility in the Mesopotamian basin
