Hurrian Lion Foundation Peg

Metropolitan Museum of Art

by Metropolitan Museum of Art
published on 28 February 2018

Hurrian Lion Foundation Peg — Cast in copper alloy, this Hurrian foundation peg dates to circa 2200-2100 BCE. It measures 11.7 cm high x 7.9 cm wide. Artist unknown, from Syria. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).

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