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Cylinder seal: ANE.3.2005

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Short black basalt cylinder seal with presentation scene

Measurements and weight

Height: 0.013 m
Width: 0.008 m

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2005) by Groos, Gordon, Mr. and Mrs.

Dating

Post-Akkadian/Third Dynasty of Ur
Circa -2100 - -2000

Materials used in production

usually termed chlorite Basalt

Identification numbers

Accession number: ANE.3.2005
Primary reference Number: 137215
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 12 May 2016 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Cylinder seal" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/137215 Accessed: 2024-11-13 07:29:59

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/137215 |title=Cylinder seal |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-13 07:29:59|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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