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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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Unguent bottle
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Fragment of a brick
IRAQ
Figure of Isis suckling Horus the Child
EGYPT
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ITALY, Gnathia
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SOUTH ITALY
Foundation cone
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