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Stamp seal from Alalakh, pre-Christian cross

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Cross on a stamp seal from Alalakh

Stamp seal from Alalakh

Late Bronze Age

From Level II (1350 - 1270 B.C.)

Made of white steatite, this seal bears a Hittite hieroglyphic inscription.

WA 130647

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Cross on a stamp seal from Alalakh
Taken on  Monday 17th of August 2015
Device: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Model: SP800UZ
Genre:  1350 - 1270 B.C.
Source:  London, United Kingdom
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