Hemispheroid seal
(3500 BCE-3000 BCE)
Medium
chlorite
Measurements
2.5 × 2.4 × 1.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1929
Gallery location
Not on display
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EGYPT
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EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
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SOUTH ITALY
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GREECE, Attica
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EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
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IRAN, Luristan
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SOUTH ITALY
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EGYPT
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EGYPT
Jar
EGYPT
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GREECE, Corinth
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SOUTH ITALY
Jar
EGYPT
Geometric wreath mosaic
NORTH COAST OF AFRICA, (Carthage)
Fragment of a coffin
EGYPT
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GREECE, Corinth
Head of Septimius Severus
ITALY
Fragment of a brick
IRAQ, (Babylon)
Unguent bottle
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN / ITALY / GAUL
Beaker (Gnathia ware)
ITALY, Apulia
Amulet of a frog - Hekat
EGYPT
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CYPRUS
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EGYPT
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SYRIA
Head of Isis
EGYPT
Beaker
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN