Cylinder Seals in Ancient Mesopotamia: Their History and Significance (opens in new tab)

Among the most interesting and revealing artifacts discovered from ancient Mesopotamia are cylinder seals. These fairly small items may be seen today in museum exhibits around the world, but, perhaps owing to their size, they are not given the kind of consideration by the general public that larger and more commanding artifacts, such as reliefs or statuary, enjoy. The cylinder seal, however, was an integral part of daily life in ancient Mesopotamia and tells the story of the people more compl...