Amulet Seal in the Form of a Bull

c. 3250 BCE
Overall: 2.7 x 4.7 x 3.9 cm (1 1/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
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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.
Amulet Seal in the Form of a Bull

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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