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Bull's head ornament for a lyre

ca. 2600–2350 B.C.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

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  • Title: Bull's head ornament for a lyre
  • Date Created: ca. 2600–2350 B.C.
  • Physical Dimensions: H. 5 1/4 x W. 4 1/8 in. (13.3 x 10.5 cm)
  • Type: Lyre ornament
  • External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/324023
  • Medium: Bronze, inlaid with shell and lapis lazuli
  • Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
  • Period: Early Dynastic III
  • Culture: Sumerian
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