Zsombor J. Földi*
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* – Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. Email: zsombor.foldi@gmail.com
Cite as Földi, Zs. J. 2022: Bares für Rares: Das altbabylonische Rollsiegel. Hungarian Assyriological Review 3: 221–231.
Abstract
This paper presents a previously unpublished Old Babylonian cylinder seal and discusses the circumstances under which it was sold at a German TV show called Bares für Rares (English title: Cash or Trash).
cylinder seal, glyptic art, Old Babylonian, Bares für Rares, antiquities trade
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