Egyptian wine jar sealing, with serekh impressions

An image of Written document. Seal impression. Wine jar sealing, with serekh impressions. Find Spot: Umm el Gaab, Abydos, Egypt. Height 0.12 m. Second Dynasty. Early Dynastic Period.

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Written document. Seal impression. Wine jar sealing, with serekh impressions. Find Spot: Umm el Gaab, Abydos, Egypt. Height 0.12 m. Second Dynasty. Early Dynastic Period.

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Accession Number: E.56.1901
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Abydos Ancient Egypt antiquity coat of arms crest document Early Dynastic Period Egyptian Fitz_ANT heraldic crest impression script seal seal impression serekh texts wine jar seal written document

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