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Cylinder seal and modern impression: bearded deity flanked by kneeling heroes; Horus and monkeys; ibex-demon; sphinx trampling serpents
Title: Cylinder seal and modern impression: bearded deity flanked by kneeling heroes; Horus and monkeys; ibex-demon; sphinx trampling serpents
Description:
Hematite, Old Syrian.
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Name and identification of character
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Column Krater (mixing bowl for wine and water): Four-Horse Chariot and Charioteer; Sphinx and Lions
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