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Double register: seated figure and Potnia Theron figures with winged creatures above
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Title: Hematite cylinder seal
Period: Late Bronze Age
Date: ca. 1400–1250 BCE
Culture: Cypriot
Medium: Hematite
Dimensions:
Other: 1 1/4 × 5/8 in. (3.2 × 1.6 cm)
Other (Impression): 1 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (3.2 × 6.4 cm)
Other (Photo of impression): 1 1/2 × 3 in. (3.8 × 7.6 cm)
Classification: Gems
Credit Line: Lent by The Pierpont Morgan Library, Kelley Collection, Gift of Caroline M. Burns
