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Cylinder seal

Cylinder seal
 800 BCE-650 BCE

Medium
kaolin-serpentinite
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Accessioned, 1996
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
kaolin-serpentinite
Measurements
0.3 × 1.2 cm diameter
Place/s of Execution
Iraq
Accession Number
1996.96
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Accessioned, 1996
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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