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CYLINDER SEAL

CLEVER CRAFTSMAN

The sealcutter who made this seal used the intaglio technique to cut the design into the stone, creating a raised impression. The design was also made in reverse, so that it would face the correct way after imprinting.

IDENTIFICATION

The inscription on this seal, written in cuneiform, states that

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