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![Various subjects of archaeological interest. Typical seal on a jar handle. Seal impression from Tell Beit Mirsim of the steward of King Jethoiachin. About 597 B.C.; [Another view of seal impression].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjAvMDEvMDEvdmFyaW91cy1zdWJqZWN0cy1vZi1hcmNoYWVvbG9naWNhbC1pbnRlcmVzdC10eXBpY2FsLXNlYWwtb24tYS1qYXItaGFuZGxlLXNlYWwtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/235/jpg "Various subjects of archaeological interest. Typical seal on a jar handle. Seal impression from Tell Beit Mirsim of the steward of King Jethoiachin. About 597 B.C.; [Another view of seal impression].")
![Various subjects of archaeological interest. An illumination from the Book of Job. A 13th Cent. MSS [i.e., manuscript]. In the Greek Library.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjAvMDEvMDEvdmFyaW91cy1zdWJqZWN0cy1vZi1hcmNoYWVvbG9naWNhbC1pbnRlcmVzdC1hbi1pbGx1bWluYXRpb24tZnJvbS10aGUtYm9vay1vZi02NDAuanBn/40/54/webp "Various subjects of archaeological interest. An illumination from the Book of Job. A 13th Cent. MSS [i.e., manuscript]. In the Greek Library.")
![Various subjects of archaeological interest. Copy of inscription from Herod's Temple with translation; [Another view of inscription].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjAvMDEvMDEvdmFyaW91cy1zdWJqZWN0cy1vZi1hcmNoYWVvbG9naWNhbC1pbnRlcmVzdC1jb3B5LW9mLWluc2NyaXB0aW9uLWZyb20taGVyb2RzLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/29/webp "Various subjects of archaeological interest. Copy of inscription from Herod's Temple with translation; [Another view of inscription].")
![Various subjects of archaeological interest. Illuminated frontis-page of an Armenian MSS [i.e., manuscript]. Written 1260 A.D.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjAvMDEvMDEvdmFyaW91cy1zdWJqZWN0cy1vZi1hcmNoYWVvbG9naWNhbC1pbnRlcmVzdC1pbGx1bWluYXRlZC1mcm9udGlzLXBhZ2Utb2YtYW4tNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/54/webp "Various subjects of archaeological interest. Illuminated frontis-page of an Armenian MSS [i.e., manuscript]. Written 1260 A.D.")
