Black steatite cylinder seal in a gold frame. Cylinder seals were rolled across the tablets and on lumps of clay used to seal vessels, consignments of goods and the door latches of storerooms so that it could be ascertained that the contents were not tampered with.
3000 BC
9" x 14"
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