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Cylinder seal: ANE.7.1931

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Current Location: In storage

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Description

Cylinder seal, featuring two priests standing before an altar adoring a standard of the sun and moon

Place(s) associated

  • Uruk ⪼ Iraq

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1931) by Albert, Mr. [Unidentified]

Identification numbers

Accession number: ANE.7.1931
Primary reference Number: 145431
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

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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/145431 Accessed: 2024-03-28 11:52:41

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