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Cylinder seal. The upper register shows an eagle with outstretched wings clutching two goats. The lower register shows gazelles being attacked by lions. Two of the gazelles are placed on either side of a six-pointed star.
Length: 0.0415 m
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1946) by Raphael, Oscar C.
Early Dynastic
Circa
-2600
BCE
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-2340
BCE
Accession number: ANE.24.1946
Primary reference Number: 88925
Oldadmincategory: O
Oldobjectnumber: WAE.24.1946
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Cylinder seal" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/88925 Accessed: 2024-11-22 19:48:23
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