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Foundation peg in the form of the forepart of a lion

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Copper alloy, Early Bronze Age, Hurrian
Ancient Near Eastern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Joseph Pulitzer Bequest 1948
Title: Foundation peg in the form of the forepart of a lion
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Copper alloy, Early Bronze Age, Hurrian.

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