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- The document discusses seals and seal use in western Iran from 900-600 BCE based on evidence from excavated sites like Hasanlu and Surkh Dum-i-Luri. - At Hasanlu, seals were used extensively for administrative purposes, and there was a local seal style indicating a sense of regional identity, though Assyrian-style seals were also popular. - At Surkh Dum-i-Luri, hundreds of seals were deposited as votive offerings at a sanctuary, with older seals perhaps valued more. Most seals were cylinders and many
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