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Seal Iconography

Seal Iconography is the systematic study of symbolic and figural motifs inscribed on sealing devices in ancient Mesopotamia, distinguished by its focus on the visual language and representational conventions used to convey identity, status, and administrative authority within bureaucratic and social contexts.

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76

Authors

14

Institutions

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2017–2026

4

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Publications

59

What's In A Name? Malay Seals As Onomastic Sources

Annabel Teh Gallop · Malay Literature · 2018 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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First Impressions: Cylinder Seals in the Ancient near East

James D. Muhly, Dominique Collon · The Classical World · 1992 · 258 citations

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MAKING AN IMPRESSION: REPLICATION AND THE ONTOLOGY OF THE GRAECO‐ROMAN SEAL STONE

Verity Platt · Art History · 2006 · 129 citations

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Life History of the Hawaiian Monk Seal

Karl W. Kenyon, Dale W. Rice · Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) · 1959 · 118 citations · Full text

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Cylinder Seals: A Documentary Essay on the Art and Religion of the Ancient Near East

R. D. B., H. Frankfort · Geographical Journal · 1940 · 116 citations

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Authors

76

  1. DC
    Dominique Collon

    British Museum, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 393 citations

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  2. HF
    H. Frankfort

    3 publications · 207 citations

    3

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  3. DM
    Donald Matthews

    3 publications · 59 citations

    3

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  4. OT
    Olga Tufnell

    2 publications · 32 citations

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  5. RM
    Roger Matthews

    University of Reading, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 39 citations

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Institutions

14

  1. Tel Aviv University

    Tel Aviv, Israel

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    22 citations

  2. Arheološki Institut

    Belgrade, Serbia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  3. Government of Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    116 citations

  4. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    34 citations

  5. University of Reading

    Reading, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    42 citations

  6. Huron (France)

    Eschau, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  7. University of Ljubljana

    Ljubljana, Slovenia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  8. University of Guelph

    Guelph, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    58 citations

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Venues

  1. Iraq

    6 publications · 189 citations

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  2. Journal of the American Oriental Society

    7 publications · 225 citations

    6

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  3. The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology

    5 publications · 119 citations

    5

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  4. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research

    BASOR · 4 publications · 140 citations

    4

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  5. Journal of Near Eastern Studies

    3 publications · 43 citations

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