Cylinder seal

Babylonian

ca. early 2nd millennium BCE

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Title: Cylinder seal
Period: Old Babylonian
Date: ca. early 2nd millennium BCE
Geography: Mesopotamia
Culture: Babylonian
Medium: Hematite
Dimensions: H. 13/16 in. (2 cm); Diam. 1/2 in. (1.2 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Nanette B. Kelekian, in memory of Charles Dikran and Beatrice Kelekian, 1999
Object Number: 1999.325.54
Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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