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CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
Details
A NEAR EASTERN BRONZE CYLINDER SEAL
circa 3rd millennium b.c.
Deeply engraved with a stylized bull and an ibex, the cylinder surmounted by a handle in the form of an ibex
2½ in. (6.4 cm) high
circa 3rd millennium b.c.
Deeply engraved with a stylized bull and an ibex, the cylinder surmounted by a handle in the form of an ibex
2½ in. (6.4 cm) high
Literature
Arts de l'ancien Iran, no. 284.
Exhibited
Arts de l'ancien Iran, Museé Borély, Marseille, 1975.
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