Note the remarkable resemblance in design between the proto-literate stamp seal (a) ca. 3000 BC and the clay stamp below (b). The later is from Catal Huyuk levels VI B to II C, ca. 5986 to 5797 BC. A similar resemblance can be seen between the button-shaped clay stamp with a handle (c) from Catal Huyuk and the stone stamp seal with a handle (d) from Tepe Gawra. The latter is copied from Homes-Fredericq and is described as transitional between the Uruk and Jemdt-Nasr period ca 3000 BC. The earlier clay stamps had a different funciton thatn the stone stamp seals. However, they seem to have influenced the shape and design of the latter.
Gorelick, .Leonard”The Origin and Development of the Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seal” Expedition Magazine 23.4 (1981): n. pag. Expedition Magazine. Penn Museum, 1981 Web. 03 Dec 2021 <http://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/?p=4782>
Note the remarkable resemblance in design between the proto-literate stamp seal (a) ca. 3000 BC and the clay stamp below (b). The later is from Catal Huyuk levels VI B to II C, ca. 5986 to 5797 BC. A similar resemblance can be seen between the button-shaped clay stamp with a handle (c) from Catal Huyuk and the stone stamp seal with a handle (d) from Tepe Gawra. The latter is copied from Homes-Fredericq and is described as transitional between the Uruk and Jemdt-Nasr period ca 3000 BC. The earlier clay stamps had a different funciton thatn the stone stamp seals. However, they seem to have influenced the shape and design of the latter.
Gorelick, .Leonard”The Origin and Development of the Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seal” Expedition Magazine 23.4 (1981): n. pag. Expedition Magazine. Penn Museum, 1981 Web. 03 Dec 2021 <http://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/?p=4782>