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Beaker with birds on the rim

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Electrum, Bronze Age, Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex
Rights: Public Domain
Ancient Near Eastern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust 1989
Title: Beaker with birds on the rim
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Electrum, Bronze Age, Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex.

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