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- | ====== Some major collections of seals ====== | + | ===== Major collections of seals ===== |
- | Introduction | + | There exists no consolidated catalog of seals in collections across the globe. Estimates of the numbers of physical seals kept in collections vary. \\ |
+ | We will try and keep an updated list of major collections on this page. Numbers are for the most part estimates. They are based either on online catalogs, old publications, | ||
+ | Louvre Museum, Paris: estimated 5000 seals\\ | ||
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+ | British Museum, London: estimated 3000 seals\\ | ||
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+ | Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris: c. 2000 seals\\ | ||
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+ | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford: c. 1100 seals\\ | ||
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+ | Vorderasiatische Museum, Berlin: more than 2000 seals\\ | ||
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+ | Oriental Institute, University of Chicago c. 2000 seals\\ | ||
+ | (c. 1050 cylinder seals and c. 900 stamp seals)\\ | ||
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+ | The Metropolitan Museum of Art c. 650 seals\\ | ||
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+ | Bibel+Orient Museum, Fribourg: c. 500 seals\\ | ||
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+ | Allard Pierson Museum, Amsterdam: c. 500 seals\\ | ||
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+ | Bruxelles: c. 1000 seals???\\ | ||
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+ | Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven: estimated c. 1500 seals\\ | ||
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+ | Pierpont Morgan: estimated 1500 seals\\ | ||
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+ | Bible Museum, Jerusalem: c. 3000 seals\\ | ||
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+ | University Museum, Pennsylvania: | ||
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+ | Current total: +26,000 seals\\ | ||
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