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CIRCA 2500 B.C.
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A WESTERN ASIATIC CHLORITE JAR
CIRCA 2500 B.C.
Cylindrical, the exterior wall decorated in relief with a frieze of three scorpion-men with human upper bodies, each 'flying' with arms bent forward and thumbs turned out, heads in profile with long striated wavy hair flowing behind, with prominent noses and deeply recessed eyes to take inlays, wearing pendant necklets and wrists grooved for inlaid armlets, their lower scorpion striated bodies with deeply recessed curling tails, one curling upwards and two down, inlays now missing save for a few of turquoise
4¼ in. (10.8 cm.) diam.; 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) high
CIRCA 2500 B.C.
Cylindrical, the exterior wall decorated in relief with a frieze of three scorpion-men with human upper bodies, each 'flying' with arms bent forward and thumbs turned out, heads in profile with long striated wavy hair flowing behind, with prominent noses and deeply recessed eyes to take inlays, wearing pendant necklets and wrists grooved for inlaid armlets, their lower scorpion striated bodies with deeply recessed curling tails, one curling upwards and two down, inlays now missing save for a few of turquoise
4¼ in. (10.8 cm.) diam.; 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) high
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