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Stamp seal
late 5th Millennium BCE-4th Millennium BCE
NEAR EAST
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Medium
calcite, marble
Measurements
3.2 × 4.2 × 0.8 cm
Place/s of Execution
Near East
Accession Number
3132C-D3
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1929
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
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