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Eye idol: ANE.4.1966

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Eye-idol, stylized and flat, found in earliest 'Eye Temple.'

Measurements and weight

Length: 0.037 m

Find spot

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1966) by British Museum and British School of Archaeology in Iraq

Dating

Jamdat Nasr
Circa -3200 BCE - -3101 BCE

Materials used in production

Alabaster

Identification numbers

Accession number: ANE.4.1966
Primary reference Number: 87611
Oldadmincategory: O
Oldobjectnumber: WAE.4.1966
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 18 April 2018 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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