Egyptian jar sealing, with cylinder seal impressions

An image of Written document. Seal impression. Jar sealing, with cylinder seal impressions. Production Place: Egypt. Find Spot: Umm el Gaab, Abydos, Egypt. Diameter 0.08 m. Second Dynasty. Early Dynastic Period.

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Written document. Seal impression. Jar sealing, with cylinder seal impressions. Production Place: Egypt. Find Spot: Umm el Gaab, Abydos, Egypt. Diameter 0.08 m. Second Dynasty. Early Dynastic Period.

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Accession Number: E.59.1901
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Abydos Ancient Egypt antiquity document Early Dynastic Period Egyptian Fitz_ANT impression seal seal impression wine jar seal wood wooden written document

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