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Cylinder seal with animal-monster contest scene by — VisualArtsDB

Cylinder seal with animal-monster contest scene

Cylinder seal with animal-monster contest scene

-900–-700

Medium: Flawed and veined neutral Chalcedony (Quartz)
Dimensions: H. 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm ); Diam. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Ancient West Asian Art

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