Cylinder Seals

From the tomb of Queen Puabi (PG 800). Ur (present-day Muqaiyir, Iraq). c. 2600-2500 BCE. Lapis lazuri, height 1 9/9/16″ (4 centimeters). University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia.

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