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CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
Details
SIX EGYPTIAN CYLINDER SEALS
circa 2nd millennium b.c.
Including one of green stone engraved with a row of hieroglyphic text; one of brown steatite with two groupings of hieroglyphic text; one of reddish-brown steatite with two registers of hieroglyphic text; one of white steatite with two cartouches; one of beige steatite with two registers, one with cartouches, the other with a row of hieroglyphic text; and a gray steatite plaque, engraved on two sides with a column of hieroglyphic text
11/8 in. (2.9 cm) high for the largest (6)
circa 2nd millennium b.c.
Including one of green stone engraved with a row of hieroglyphic text; one of brown steatite with two groupings of hieroglyphic text; one of reddish-brown steatite with two registers of hieroglyphic text; one of white steatite with two cartouches; one of beige steatite with two registers, one with cartouches, the other with a row of hieroglyphic text; and a gray steatite plaque, engraved on two sides with a column of hieroglyphic text
11/8 in. (2.9 cm) high for the largest (6)
Provenance
Dr. Elie Borowski
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