Amulet

ca. 3000 BCE

Not on view

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Provenance

Title: Amulet
Period: Early Bronze Age
Date: ca. 3000 BCE
Geography: Syria
Medium: Stone
Dimensions: 0.63 x 0.79 in. (1.6 x 2.01 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Florence E. Day, 1951
Object Number: 51.82.4
Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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