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A door pivot stone from Telloh (ancient Girsu), third millennium BCE.
Istanbul Archaeology Museum.
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Kalamchi, A. (2012, July 07). Door Pivot Stone from Girsu. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/737/door-pivot-stone-from-girsu/
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