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Broken Clay Envelope With Tokens Inside
UnknownLate Uruk period, 3350-3100 BC
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum
Chicago, United States
In ancient Mesopotamia, tokens could be sealed inside clay envelopes to demonstrate that nobody had tampered with the record of a business deal. This is a broken cross section of a clay envelope, showing what the tokens look like inside.
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Details
- Title: Broken Clay Envelope With Tokens Inside
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: Late Uruk period, 3350-3100 BC
- Physical Location: Chicago, IL
- Location Created: Chogha Mish, Iran
- Physical Dimensions: Envelope: H: 7.8 x W: 7.2 cm, Diameter of tokens: 1.6 cm
- Type: Envelope, Clay, Token, Clay
- Rights: © ISAC Museum
- External Link: ISACM A64678, D. 9222, Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, Exhibit Catalog: Visible Language (Cat. No. 32)
- Medium: Clay
- Photographer: Anna R. Ressman
- Photograph Registration Number: D. 9222
- Object Registration Number: ISACM A64678
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