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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Eye Idol

Place CreatedAsia
CultureSumerian
PeriodUruk Period
Date3500-3400 BCE
MediumMarble
Credit LineGift in memory of Genevieve Arnold
Dimensions1 1/4 x 15/16 x 3/8 in. (3.2 x 2.4 x 1 cm)
Object number2013.008.001
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, May 15, 2013 - February 12, 2018
Michael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - April 1, 2024
ProvenanceAcquired by donor from Sue McGovern-Huffman [Sands of Time Ancient Art], Washington, DC.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art