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Ivory figurine of a calf

Ivory figurine of a calf

In the circular plastered silo H1 a figurine of a calf was found (TA.09.A1). It was made of ivory covered by gold foil. This object was originally part of the lid of a pyxis. The style of carving assigns it to the north Syrian ninth century “Flame and Frond” group of ivories (the muscles of the hindquarters are conventionally rendered by a flame-like incision).