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Bull figurine: ANE.9.1966

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Bull, recumbent, front of head restored, from vicinity of Eye Temples

Measurements and weight

Length: 0.037 m

Place(s) associated

  • Tell Brak ⪼ Syria

Find spot

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Early Dynastic I-II
Circa -2900 BCE - -2601 BCE

Materials used in production

Green serpentine

Identification numbers

Accession number: ANE.9.1966
Primary reference Number: 87616
Oldadmincategory: O
Oldobjectnumber: WAE.9.1966
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 16 May 2012 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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