Word: lapislazuli
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...from the sixth century. There is an other case filled with Babylonian and Assyrian seals, cylindrical and conical in shape, used as charms against evil spirits and also for stamping written documents. They are carved with emblems of the gods, men, animals, etc. A unique object is a lapislazuli disc about an inch and a half in diameter, once the property of a temple. It was presented to a certain god for the life of the donor,-perhaps for his rescue from some danger...