Inlay

Old Assyrian Trading Colony

ca. 18th century BCE

Not on view

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Title: Inlay
Period: Middle Bronze Age–Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Date: ca. 18th century BCE
Geography: Anatolia, probably from Acemhöyük
Culture: Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Medium: Ivory, paint
Dimensions: 0.57 x 0.38 in. (1.45 x 0.97 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. George D. Pratt, in memory of George D. Pratt, 1937
Object Number: 37.143.24
Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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