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bibliography and image source: Frankfort, Henri: Stratified Cylinder Seals from the Diyala Region. Oriental Institute Publications 72. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, no. 352.

• museum number: IM15424

• excavation number: Kh. III 199

• provenience: Khafaje

• dimension(s) (in cm):
2.5 x 1.4

• material: limestone

• date: Early Dynastic III (ca. 2500 - 2350 BC)

• description:
Lion-headed eagle holding a goat in either claw kneeling figure holding indistinct object; crescent and seven drill holes in field.

• status: feared to be stolen

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