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Feb 17, 2009
Bull Procession Cup
Bull Procession Cup
c. 3100–2900 BC
Gray limestone
Diameter: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.); Overall: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1982.1
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It was believed that the person who drank from a cup like this magically gained the fertility of the bulls carved on its surface.
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