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Cylinder seal

2334–2154 B.C.
Object PlaceSumeria
Medium/TechniqueSerpentine
DimensionsLegacy dimension: .21 x .10 mm.
Credit LineSeth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession number36.196
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSeals
Provenance1936: Purchased by the MFA through Prof. Robert A. Pfeiffer.*
(Accession date: April 2, 1936)

*40 seals, 36.177-36.216, were purchased as a group for $500.
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