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Relief: bearded figure holding staff; hieroglyphic inscription

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Basalt, Neo-Hittite, Hittite
Rights: Public Domain
Ancient West Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Mrs. Henry Marden in memory of Rev. Henry Marden 1890
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Title: Relief: bearded figure holding staff; hieroglyphic inscription
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Basalt, Neo-Hittite, Hittite.

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