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Cylinder seal and modern impression: bearded deity flanked by kneeling heroes; Horus and monkeys; ibex-demon; sphinx trampling serpents

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Hematite, Old Syrian
Rights: Public Domain
Ancient Near Eastern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Rogers Fund 1991
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Title: Cylinder seal and modern impression: bearded deity flanked by kneeling heroes; Horus and monkeys; ibex-demon; sphinx trampling serpents
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Hematite, Old Syrian.

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