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Maker(s):	Unknown
Culture:	Mesopotamian; Assyrian
Title:	Plasticine impression of cylinder seal
Type:	Written Communication Tool
Materials:	Plasticine; corkboard
Measurements:	overall: 1 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 1/16 in.; 3.175 x 6.35 x .1588 cm
Accession Number:	MH 22.A(a).F
Credit Line:	Gift of Dr. William Hayes Ward
Museum Collection:	Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

Description:
Seal impression of a chocolate brown color. Design goes as follows: two columns of text, three people, three columns of text, three people, one visible column of text. Lower corners are partially chipped away, more so on the right. The upper left corner is somewhat worn down. Mounted on corkboard.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; reproductions

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