Jar with bear figurine
Unknown artist
Date: ca. 3100–2900 BCE
Medium: Gypsum alabaster
Dimensions: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Classification: Stone-Sculpture
Culture: Proto-Elamite
Period: Proto-Elamite
Themes: Bears
Rogers Fund, 1951
Date range
-3100 – -2900
Largest dimension
6.0 cm
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