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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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Art, M. M. o. (2018, February 28). Hurrian Lion Foundation Peg. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8233/hurrian-lion-foundation-peg/
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Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Hurrian Lion Foundation Peg." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 28, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8233/hurrian-lion-foundation-peg/.
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