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Vessel supported by two rams

ca. 2600–2500 BCE
Not on view
Restituted
This artwork was restituted in May 2025. It is no longer in the museum’s collection.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Vessel supported by two rams
  • Period: Early Dynastic IIIa
  • Date: ca. 2600–2500 BCE
  • Geography: Mesopotamia
  • Culture: Sumerian
  • Medium: Gypsum alabaster
  • Dimensions: H. 2 3/4 x W. 4 5/8 x D. 1 3/16 in. (7 x 11.8 x 3 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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