File:Indus stamp-seal.jpg
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English: Indus stamp-seal 2500BC-2000BC. This stamp featured in the BBC/BM radio series 'A History of the World in 100 objects' as noted in the BM display. Previously thought to depict a unicorn, now thought to be a bull. |
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Date | 29 July 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q6373 |
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Source/Photographer | Fæ (Own work) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. Attribution: Fæ
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British Museum reference | 1892,1210.1 |
Detailed description | English: Stamp-seal. A square stamp-seal with rounded edges showing a unicorn (more recently thought to be a bull) standing before a device and above a one-line inscription in six characters. Made of stone (steatite). ~ Description extract from BM record.
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Size | Height: 2.4 cm (0.94 in) (Of the seal) Width: 2.5 cm (0.98 in) Depth: 1.4 cm (0.55 in) Height: 2.8 cm (1.1 in) (Of the impression) Width: 2.7 cm (1.1 in) Depth: 0.6 cm (0.24 in) |
Location | Room 33 |
Enhancements: backcloth has been blurred to give better impression of focus on the seal and example stamp. As the photo focus was on the back ground and the stamps were raised above it, the focus is slightly off but the photo is perfectly good at normal thumb-nail size (220px wide).
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Camera manufacturer | SONY |
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Camera model | DSC-HX5V |
Exposure time | 1/8 sec (0.125) |
F-number | f/5 |
ISO speed rating | 400 |
Date and time of data generation | 15:32, 29 July 2010 |
Lens focal length | 18.27 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 72 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS3 Macintosh |
File change date and time | 10:45, 30 July 2010 |
Y and C positioning | Co-sited |
Exposure Program | Normal program |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Date and time of digitizing | 15:32, 29 July 2010 |
Image compression mode | 4 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 3.625 APEX (f/3.51) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Light source | Unknown |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
Color space | sRGB |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Contrast | Normal |
Saturation | Normal |
Sharpness | Normal |
Receiver status | Measurement interoperability |
Reference for direction of image | Magnetic direction |
Direction of image | 72.75 |
Geodetic survey data used | WGS-84 |
GPS differential correction | 0 |