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Seal amulet in the form of a seated female and modern impression

ca. 3300–2900 B.C.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

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Title: Seal amulet in the form of a seated female and modern impression
Date Created: ca. 3300–2900 B.C.
Physical Dimensions: 5/8 x 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. (1.5 x 2.3 x 3 cm)
Type: Stamp seal amulet
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/327380
Medium: Rhodochrosite
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Period: Late Uruk–Jemdet Nasr

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