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Quotes from Mesopotamian Art in Cylinder Seals of the Pierpont Morgan Library — Edith Porada

1912–1994 Austria

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As a rule cylinders were perforated lengthwise, so that a wire or piece of string could be passed through the hole and then fastened to the necklace or wristband on which the seal was usually worn. Fairly often the seal-stones were set between caps of gold, silver, or copper.

Mesopotamian Art in Cylinder Seals of the Pierpont Morgan Library (1947)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Edith Porada (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.