Mosaic cone; decorative architectural element from facades of cult buildings. Mosaic cones; Sumer, Uruk culture, 4th millennium BC. Southern Mesopotamia; element of architectural decoration., A single tapered cylindrical object lies horizontally on a light gray background, appearing textured and sandy with shades of tan and brown; the object narrows to a rounded tip on one end and broadens to a flattened, slightly uneven end on the other, with subtle darker speckles and small irregular surface marks visible across its surface.
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Mosaic cone; decorative architectural element from facades of cult buildings. Mosaic cones; Sumer, Uruk culture, 4th millennium BC. Southern Mesopotamia; element of architectural decoration., A single tapered cylindrical object lies horizontally on a light gray background, appearing textured and sandy with shades of tan and brown; the object narrows to a rounded tip on one end and broadens to a flattened, slightly uneven end on the other, with subtle darker speckles and small irregular surface marks visible across its surface.

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Mosaic cone decorative architectural element facades cult buildings Mosaic cones Sumer Uruk culture 4th millennium BC Southern Mesopotamia element architectural decoration single tapered cylindrical object lies horizontally light gray background appearing textured sandy shades tan brown object narrows rounded tip broadens flattened slightly uneven subtle darker speckles small irregular surface marks visible across surface.

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