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Cylinder seal

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Cylinder seal

Date: ca. 2350–2150 BCE
Type: Cylinder seal
Medium: Serpentine, black
Department: Ancient West Asian Art
Culture: Akkadian
Institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object number: 41.160.231
Credit: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941

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typeCylinder seal cultureAkkadian eraBefore 500 ce

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