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Seal with Knob in the Shape of a Turtle

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Silver, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220), China
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Charlotte C. and John C. Weber Collection Gift of Charlotte C. and John C. Weber 1994
Title: Seal with Knob in the Shape of a Turtle
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Silver, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220), China.

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