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Cylinder seal

Cylinder seal
 Neo-Assyrian Period 750 BCE-650 BCE

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

Artwork Details

Medium
chalcedony
Measurements
1.9 × 1.0 cm
Accession Number
1996.97
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Accessioned, 1996
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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