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LATE URUK-JEMDET NASR PERIOD, CIRCA 3300-2900 B.C.
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A MESOPOTAMIAN LIMESTONE AMULET
LATE URUK-JEMDET NASR PERIOD, CIRCA 3300-2900 B.C.
In the form of a recumbent human-headed bull or bison, his head turned acutely to his right, with thick, inward-curving horns, small ears, almond-shaped eyes and a slit mouth, the fan-shaped beard striated, the tasseled tail resting on the right flank, perforated lengthwise for suspension
1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm.) long
LATE URUK-JEMDET NASR PERIOD, CIRCA 3300-2900 B.C.
In the form of a recumbent human-headed bull or bison, his head turned acutely to his right, with thick, inward-curving horns, small ears, almond-shaped eyes and a slit mouth, the fan-shaped beard striated, the tasseled tail resting on the right flank, perforated lengthwise for suspension
1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm.) long
Provenance
French Private Collection, 1960s.