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Stamp seal (scaraboid) with monster and divine symbols

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Veined and mottled neutral Chalcedony (Quartz), Neo-Assyrian / Neo-Babylonian, Assyro-Babylonian
Rights: Public Domain
Ancient West Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase 1886
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Title: Stamp seal (scaraboid) with monster and divine symbols
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Veined and mottled neutral Chalcedony (Quartz), Neo-Assyrian / Neo-Babylonian, Assyro-Babylonian.

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