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Title: Rectangular prism (?) seal engraved on six faces
Period: Hittite Empire
Date: ca. 1400–1300 BCE
Geography: Anatolia or Syria
Culture: Hittite
Medium: Black steatite
Dimensions:
Seal Face: 2.45 x 1.95 cm
Height: 0.98 cm
String Hole: 0.4 cm
Credit Line: Dodge Fund, 1949
Accession Number: 49.40.5
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