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Source 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.
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Document identity
localId
150515
label
Amulet Seal in the Form of a Bull
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
150515
contentType
object
title
Amulet Seal in the Form of a Bull
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.
date
c. 3250 BCE
citation
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60759486
genreSpecific
Amulets
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 2.7 x 4.7 x 3.9 cm (1 1/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
cul
Mesopotamia, Sumerian, Iraq, Early Bronze Age I (c. 3300–3000 BCE)
accession
1981.7
Source extras
tec
limestone with black stone inlaid eyes
tombstone
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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Fay Ratner and the Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1981.7
collection
Near Eastern Art
citations
citation
Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1981.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 69, no. 2 (February 1982): 39–82.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 42; Mentioned: p. 78, no. 5
creditline
Bequest of Fay Ratner and the Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
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2026-05-29 07:46:05.780000
sourceId
150515
dept
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
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Near Eastern Art
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limestone with black stone inlaid eyes
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1
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0
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photo
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