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Cylinder seal and modern impression: winged horse with claws and horns

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Chalcedony, Middle Assyrian, Assyrian
Ancient Near Eastern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Nanette B. Kelekian in memory of Charles Dikran and Beatrice Kelekian 1999
Title: Cylinder seal and modern impression: winged horse with claws and horns
Description:
Chalcedony, Middle Assyrian, Assyrian.

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