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Egyptian wine jar sealing, with serekh impressions

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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
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Photographer name: Mark Box
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  • Image width: 1024 pixels
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  • Filesize: 103.15kB
  • Exposure time: 1/17
  • ISO Speed: 50
  • Captured: 2012:02:20 14:57:45

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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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