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NEAR EAST
Cylinder seal
1950 BCE-1750 BCE
Medium
turquoise
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1929
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Medium
turquoise
Measurements
1.7 × 0.8 cm
Place/s of Execution
Near East
Accession Number
3132G-D3
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1929
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
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Fragment of a brick
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Pelike (Gnathian ware)
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String of beads
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EGYPT
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EGYPT
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EGYPT
Fragment of a brick
IRAQ, (Babylon)
Dropping a Han Dynasty urn
AI Weiwei
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Ushabti figure
EGYPT
Sculptor's model for the head of a king
EGYPT
Plate (Attic geometric black-figure ware)
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