Household god effigy altar

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4th millennium B.C.

Ancient Art

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Basalt

Dimensions

10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Ambasador and Mrs. William L. Eagleton, Jr., B.A. 1948

Accession Number

1989.69.17

Culture

Near Eastern, Syrian

Period

Chalcolithic

Classification

Architectural Elements

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Provenance
Ambasador and Mrs. William L. Eagleton, Jr., acquired in Syria; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., acquired from the above, 1989.
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions 1989," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (1990), 122
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States

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