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File:Cylinder seal lions Louvre MNB1167 n2.jpg

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English: Jasper cylinder seal: monstrous lions and lion-headed eagles, Mesopotamia, Uruk Period (4100 BC–3000 BC).
Français : Sceau-cylindre en jaspe : lions monstrueux et aigles à tête de lion, période d'Uruk (4100–3000 av. J.-C.).
Department of Oriental Antiquities, Richelieu wing, ground floor, room 1a, case 2
Accession number MNB 1167
Credit line Purchase, 1877
References Louvre.fr
Source/Photographer Marie-Lan Nguyen (2010)

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Camera manufacturer NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model NIKON D300S
Author Marie-Lan Nguyen
Copyright holder Creative Commons Attribution
Exposure time 1/8 sec (0.125)
F-number f/8
ISO speed rating 400
Date and time of data generation 14:31, 17 April 2010
Lens focal length 70 mm
Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 300 dpi
Vertical resolution 300 dpi
Software used GIMP 2.6.6
File change date and time 20:59, 18 April 2010
Exposure Program Aperture priority
Date and time of digitizing 14:31, 17 April 2010
Shutter speed 3
APEX aperture 6
Maximum land aperture 3.3 APEX (f/3.14)
Subject distance 0.5 meters
Metering mode Centre weighted average
Light source Unknown
Flash Flash did not fire
DateTime subseconds 16
DateTimeOriginal subseconds 16
DateTimeDigitized subseconds 16
Colour space Uncalibrated
Sensing method One-chip colour area sensor
Custom image processing Normal process
Exposure mode Auto exposure
White balance Auto white balance
Digital zoom ratio 1
Focal length in 35 mm film 105 mm
Scene capture type Standard
Contrast Normal
Saturation Normal
Sharpness Normal
Subject distance range Unknown

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