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  • pg 1237/67[1]
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  • tepe gawra, 7 '0' {9 l] locus 118, child's grave[1]
  • tepe gawra, 7 m [10 l] locus 242, child's grave[1]
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B17694B

B17694B

On Display

Lyre Fragment

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B17694A

B17694A

On Display

Lyre Fragment

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B7320

B7320

Cylinder Seal

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30-12-8

30-12-8

Cylinder Seal

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B3989

B3989

Cylinder Seal

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B14485

B14485

Cylinder Seal

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31-16-542A

31-16-542A

Cosmetic Shell

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36-6-286

36-6-286

Bead Spreader

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33-3-152

33-3-152

Bead

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B17025

B17025

Cosmetic Shell

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B14414

B14414

Cylinder Seal

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B16288

B16288

Cylinder Seal

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B17187

B17187

Cosmetic Shell

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B1112

B1112

Cylinder Seal

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B14415

B14415

Cylinder Seal

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B14292

B14292

Cylinder Seal

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B14416

B14416

Cylinder Seal

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35-10-331

35-10-331

Beads

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B16879

B16879

Cylinder Seal

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B14470

B14470

Cylinder Seal

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36-6-107

36-6-107

Pendant

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B14513

B14513

Cylinder Seal

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B14473

B14473

Cylinder Seal

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B8922

B8922

Cylinder Seal

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36-6-285

36-6-285

Beads

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B5465

B5465

Cylinder Seal

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33-3-4

33-3-4

Beads

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B14487

B14487

Cylinder Seal

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B17598

B17598

Cylinder Seal

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B16863

B16863

Cylinder Seal

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35-1-66B

35-1-66B

Cosmetic Shell

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B17194

B17194

Pouring Vessel

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