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JEMDET NASR PERIOD, CIRCA 3300-2900 B.C.
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A MESOPOTAMIAN WHITE STONE SEAL
JEMDET NASR PERIOD, CIRCA 3300-2900 B.C.
In the form of a recumbent bull, its head turned back with a drilled eye, small horns curving up over its ears, its legs folded beneath, the hooves articulated, with a long tail curling over its hind quarters; the underside engraved with four quadrupeds arranged in two rows, facing various directions; drilled for suspension
1¼ in. (3.2 cm.) wide (4)
JEMDET NASR PERIOD, CIRCA 3300-2900 B.C.
In the form of a recumbent bull, its head turned back with a drilled eye, small horns curving up over its ears, its legs folded beneath, the hooves articulated, with a long tail curling over its hind quarters; the underside engraved with four quadrupeds arranged in two rows, facing various directions; drilled for suspension
1¼ in. (3.2 cm.) wide (4)
Provenance
Yousef Golizadeh, brought to the U.S. prior to 1979.
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