Cylinder seal

Cylinder seal
 1750 BCE-1650 BCE

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
haematite, serpentinite
Measurements
2.4 × 1.1 cm diameter
Place/s of Execution
Syria
Accession Number
1996.94
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Accessioned, 1996
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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