Amulet
| Object Number: | 31-17-86 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Iraq Ur |
| Archaeology Area: | PFT. D5, -590; UE IV: Pit F, sq. D5, Stratum F or G |
| Locus: | P.F.T. D 5 , - 590 |
| Date Made: | pre 3500 BCE |
| Early Date: | -3900 |
| Late Date: | -3500 |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Stone |
| Iconography: | Calf |
| Length: | 3.2 cm |
| Width: | 2.1 cm |
| Credit Line: | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931 |
| Other Number: | U.14407 - Field No SF |
Description
Shell figure of a calf. Hole for suspension. Eyes formerly inlaid. Cross lines on nose and neck.
UE IV: amulet, of white stone, in the form of a standing calf, carved in the round and pierced behind the shoulder for suspension; the eyes were inlaid and the shell ring of one eyeball is preserved
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Five Thousand Years of Vanity (06 Jan 1944 - 28 Feb 1944) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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