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Cylinder seal Early Dynastic Period

Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access), acc. 10.130.1606. Public domain (CC0). Copy archived by egyptianinscriptions.org with attribution; original at the holding institution.

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Accession: 10.130.1606
Period: Early Dynastic Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 1
Date: ca. 2960–2649 B.C.
Date range: 2960 BCE – 2649 BCE
Materials: ['stone']
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access), Cylinder seal (10.130.1606). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/215842

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Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 1, ca. 2960–2649 B.C. Stone. H. 1.5 × Diam. 1.4 cm (9/16 × 9/16 in.). From: Egypt. Credit: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910.

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Materials Stone Polished Surface

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