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Bowl decorated with a female face probably representing a goddess
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Western Asiatic Antiquities
Bowl decorated with a female face probably representing a goddess
Bowl decorated with a female face probably representing a goddess
Luristan (northwestern Iran)
1000-700 BCE
Bronze
H: 3.4; Diam: 15 cm
Accession number:
B56.04.1238
Archaeology/Western Asiatic Antiquities
Photo © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
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