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Amulet Seal in the Form of a Bull

c. 3250 BCE

Mesopotamia, Sumerian, Iraq, Early Bronze Age I

(c. 3300–3000 BCE)
Medium
limestone with black stone inlaid eyes
Measurements
Overall: 2.7 x 4.7 x 3.9 cm (1 1/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Fay Ratner and the Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 1981.7
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Location
102A Ancient Near East
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Description

The underside of this figure is incised with two running animals to make a seal; when pressed into a soft material, it leaves an impression.
A sculpture depicts a bull carved from limestone, an off-white stone marked with brownish-tan spots and fine surface scratches. Its legs are tucked beneath its rounded body as it turns its head toward our right. Large, dark circular eyes of inlaid black stone sit above a wide muzzle, and small, rounded protrusions on its head suggest horns or ears.

Amulet Seal in the Form of a Bull

c. 3250 BCE

Mesopotamia, Sumerian, Iraq, Early Bronze Age I (c. 3300–3000 BCE)

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