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  • Drilled gabled lentoid seal

    Drilled gabled lentoid seal

    Date: ca. 3500–2900 B.C.
    Accession Number: 74.51.4376

  • Stamp seal

    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. early 5th century A.D.
    Accession Number: 74.51.4409

  • Stamp seal

    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. 5th–6th century A.D.
    Accession Number: 74.51.4410

  • Stamp seal

    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. 3rd century A.D. (?)
    Accession Number: 74.51.4412

  • Stamp seal

    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. late 3rd century A.D.
    Accession Number: 74.51.4425

  • Stamp seal

    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. 4th–5th century A.D.
    Accession Number: 81.6.272

  • Stamp seal

    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. 6th century A.D.
    Accession Number: 81.6.264

  • Stamp seal

    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. early 4th century A.D.
    Accession Number: 81.6.273

  • Stamp seal

    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. 5th century A.D.
    Accession Number: 81.6.285

  • Ellipsoid stamp seal: tulips

    Ellipsoid stamp seal: tulips

    Date: ca. 4th century A.D.
    Accession Number: 81.6.268

  • Stamp seal

    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. 5th century A.D.
    Accession Number: 81.6.288

  • Stamp seal

    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. 4th century A.D.
    Accession Number: 81.6.277

  • Stamp seal

    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. 3rd century B.C.–7th century A.D.
    Accession Number: 81.6.269

  • Inscribed stamp seal with elephant's head

    Inscribed stamp seal with elephant's head

    Date: ca. 4th century A.D.
    Accession Number: 81.6.278

  • Stamp seal

    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. 4th century A.D.
    Accession Number: 81.6.270

  • Stamp seal

    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. late 4th century A.D.
    Accession Number: 81.6.279

  • Stamp seal

    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. late 3rd century A.D.
    Accession Number: 81.6.271

  • Stamp seal

    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. mid-4th century A.D.
    Accession Number: 81.6.281

  • Stamp seal

    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. A.D. 241–72
    Accession Number: 81.6.282

  • Cylinder with a ritual scene

    Cylinder with a ritual scene

    Date: early 2nd millennium B.C.
    Accession Number: 86.11.1

  • Drilled gabled lentoid seal
    Drilled gabled lentoid seal

    Date: ca. 3500–2900 B.C.
    Accession Number: 74.51.4376

  • Stamp seal
    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. early 5th century A.D.
    Accession Number: 74.51.4409

  • Stamp seal
    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. 5th–6th century A.D.
    Accession Number: 74.51.4410

  • Stamp seal
    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. 3rd century A.D. (?)
    Accession Number: 74.51.4412

  • Stamp seal
    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. late 3rd century A.D.
    Accession Number: 74.51.4425

  • Stamp seal
    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. 4th–5th century A.D.
    Accession Number: 81.6.272

  • Stamp seal
    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. 6th century A.D.
    Accession Number: 81.6.264

  • Stamp seal
    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. early 4th century A.D.
    Accession Number: 81.6.273

  • Stamp seal
    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. 5th century A.D.
    Accession Number: 81.6.285

  • Ellipsoid stamp seal: tulips
    Ellipsoid stamp seal: tulips

    Date: ca. 4th century A.D.
    Accession Number: 81.6.268

  • Stamp seal
    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. 5th century A.D.
    Accession Number: 81.6.288

  • Stamp seal
    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. 4th century A.D.
    Accession Number: 81.6.277

  • Stamp seal
    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. 3rd century B.C.–7th century A.D.
    Accession Number: 81.6.269

  • Inscribed stamp seal with elephant's head
    Inscribed stamp seal with elephant's head

    Date: ca. 4th century A.D.
    Accession Number: 81.6.278

  • Stamp seal
    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. 4th century A.D.
    Accession Number: 81.6.270

  • Stamp seal
    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. late 4th century A.D.
    Accession Number: 81.6.279

  • Stamp seal
    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. late 3rd century A.D.
    Accession Number: 81.6.271

  • Stamp seal
    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. mid-4th century A.D.
    Accession Number: 81.6.281

  • Stamp seal
    Stamp seal

    Date: ca. A.D. 241–72
    Accession Number: 81.6.282

  • Cylinder with a ritual scene
    Cylinder with a ritual scene

    Date: early 2nd millennium B.C.
    Accession Number: 86.11.1

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