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Seals and Sealing: Mesopotamia

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Cylinder seal with banquet scene, ca. 2550–2400 B.C.; Early Dynastic IIIA. Mesopotamia, Ur. Cuneiform inscriptions in Sumerian. Lapis lazuli; H. 4.9 cm (1 7/8 in.); Diam. 2.5 cm (1 in.). PG 800, Puabi's Tomb, U.10939. Trustees of The British Museum, London BM 121544.