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Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-2262, described as Cylinder seal; iron ore. [Handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: Hematite. Cylinder broken at one edge. Linear style with drillings. Four figures, two facing each other creating the major scene. The right figure has right leg forward (Shamash), left figure facing him carries a horned animal in offering. Drilled rosette in field between these figures. Behind Shamash a figure holds a scimitar in one hand, a crescent staff in the other. Faces fourth figure. Very late Old Babylonian. References: Frankfort, H. 1939. Cylinder seals, London, pl. XXX, c-f] Typed remarks: original label: "Seal cylinder of meteoric stone engraved with figures of four standing priests or deities. Found in Central Babylonia. Comes from 200 BC or earlier. Used by scribes for sealing tablets. Very rare

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