Fragment of a bowl with a frieze of bulls in relief, ca. 3300–2900

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Fragment of a bowl with a frieze of bulls in relief, Late Uruk–Jemdet Nasr, ca. 3300–2900 , Southern Mesopotamia, Steatite with chlorite, 3 3/4 x 4 5/8 in. ( x cm), Stone-Vessels, This fragment of a bowl is decorated with a procession of bulls moving to the right, although only one complete animal survives. Typical of the Late Uruk and Jemdet Nasr periods, the body of the animal is carved in low relief while its head, turned to face the viewer, is fully three-dimensional

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