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ANCIENT NEAR EAST
A MESOPOTAMIAN LIMESTONE ELEPHANT
LATE URUK/JEMDET NASR PERIOD, CIRCA 3400-3000 B.C.
Details
A MESOPOTAMIAN LIMESTONE ELEPHANT
LATE URUK/JEMDET NASR PERIOD, CIRCA 3400-3000 B.C.
Of stylized form, the straight trunk hanging between forelegs, pierced at the top to represent its eyes, the ears carved as spirals, a short tail between its hind legs
5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) long
LATE URUK/JEMDET NASR PERIOD, CIRCA 3400-3000 B.C.
Of stylized form, the straight trunk hanging between forelegs, pierced at the top to represent its eyes, the ears carved as spirals, a short tail between its hind legs
5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) long
Provenance
Private collection, Germany, 1968.
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