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Amulet4th-3rd millenium B.C.

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Small hand-formed terracotta figurine of a simplified human form with rounded head, minimal facial features, and flat rectangular body, unglazed with a rough, pitted surface

Unknown, Amulet, 4th-3rd millenium B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Julius Winer, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Amulet
Place Made
Eastern Anatolia
Date Made
4th-3rd millenium B.C.
Medium
Stone
Dimensions
2 3/8 x 1 2/16 x 5/8 in. (6.03 x 2.86 x 1.59 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Julius Winer
Accession Number
M.81.281.1
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient

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