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

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.
  • Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1981.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 69, no. 2 (February 1982): 39–82. Reproduced: p. 42; Mentioned: p. 78, no. 5 www.jstor.org
  • The Year in Review for 1981. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-March 21, 1982).
  • {{cite web|title=Amulet Seal in the Form of a Bull|url=false|author=|year=c. 3250 BCE|access-date=14 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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