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Cylinder seal: Media

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Akkadian cylinder seal
Cylinder seal impression from the Akkadian period with a combat scene between a bearded...
Courtesy of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures of The University of Chicago
Ea (seated) and attendant deities
Ea (seated) and attendant deities, Sumerian cylinder seal, c. 2300 bce;...
Courtesy of the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York