Also called a cylinder seal, this cylindrical seal was first used by the ancient Sumerians and was then widely used in Mesopotamia, Iran, Syria, Anatolia, Egypt, and other places. Made of shells or stone, it was engraved with geometrical figures, animal figures, and pictures of mythical heroes fighting wild beasts, and sometimes even names. Its use is unclear, but it is believed that it was used as a talisman with magical meaning, or that it was rolled and imprinted on wet clay tablets for administrative or commercial purposes. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
シリンダー・シールとも呼ばれる。古代シュメール人によって最初に使用され,その後メソポタミア,イラン,シリア,アナトリア,エジプトなどで広く用いられた円筒形の印章。貝殻や石でつくられ,幾何学文,動物文,神話的英雄と野獣との戦いの図などが刻まれており,ときに名前も刻まれた。その用途は明らかでないが,魔術的意味がこめられて護符として用いたか,あるいは行政上または通商上,湿った粘土板に回転させて押印したものと推定されている。
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