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Genius restraining two sphinxes

between 900 B.C. and 750 B.C.
light green and black, soft, highly polished black stone ;
Gift of Caroline M. Burns, sister of Robert F. Kelley, 1977.
KC 26
Description
1 cylinder seal : light green and black, soft, highly polished black stone ; 27 x 13 mm
Provenance
Acquired from dealers in Turkey, Syria, and Lebanon in the thirties or forties by Robert F. Kelley
Notes
Bronze pin remains in the perforation.
Summary
Genius restrains two sphinxes.
Classification
Department