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However, the impression of the principal seal is sufficiently
good to identify the three rows of three captives, beneath the
King's cartouche and Anubis animal, as definitely Asiatic (cf
seal impressions E and I). The impression of the counter-seal,
unfortunately, is not so good. Here the three rows of their
alien captives beneath the Anubis animal appear at first sight
to be all African, but careful examination under comparison
with similar seal impressions, some possibly from the same
seal, leaves little doubt that they represent both Asiatic and
African captives. Nevertheless, with rare exception, it is
here almost impossible to tell their exact order. Possibly the
first five captives are Asiatic and the following four
African. (cf. - Seal impressions H, J and L.)
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