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Cylinder seal

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Cylinder seal

Period:: Akkadian
Date:: ca. 2350–2150 B.C.
Geography:: Mesopotamia
Culture:: Akkadian
Medium:: Lapis lazuli
Dimensions:: 1.08 in. (2.74 cm)
Classification:: Stone
Credit Line:: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
Accession Number:: 41.160.294

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