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Maker(s):	Unknown
Culture:	Mesopotamian; Assyrian
Title:	Plaster impression of cylinder seal
Type:	Written Communication Tool
Materials:	Plaster
Measurements:	overall: 1 7/8 x 2 3/8 x 7/16 in.; 4.7625 x 6.0325 x 1.1113 cm
Accession Number:	MH 33.A(a).F
Credit Line:	Gift of John Randolph
Museum Collection:	Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

Description:
Brown plaster block depicting two circular seal impressions. The larger one, situated to the left, is labelled "15" backwards and forwards and is dominated by a deep wavy line which runs horizontally across its center. The smaller impression, situated to the right, depicts a bust in profile facing left, and is labelled "20" backwards and forwards.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; reproductions

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