Figure

ca. 1750 BCE

Not on view

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Provenance

Title: Figure
Period: Middle Bronze Age
Date: ca. 1750 BCE
Geography: Syria
Medium: Ceramic
Dimensions: 2.5 x 1.37 in. (6.35 x 3.48 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Florence E. Day, 1951
Object Number: 51.82.2
Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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