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Agate. H. 21 mm; Diam. 13 mm
Mesopotamia, Akkad, 3rd millenni…

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CYLINDER SEAL Agate. H. 21 mm; Diam. 13 mm Mesopotamia, Akkad, 3rd millennium B.C. An Akkadian agate cylinder seal. 3rd Millenium B.C.E. Provenance Soleyman Rabi, Teheran-Milan, 1970-1980 Rassla Foundation, Zurich

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CYLINDER SEAL Agate. H. 21 mm; Diam. 13 mm Mesopotamia, Akkad, 3rd millennium B.C. An Akkadian agate cylinder seal. 3rd Millenium B.C.E. Provenance Soleyman Rabi, Teheran-Milan, 1970-1980 Rassla Foundation, Zurich

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