Amulet in the form of a lion with legs extended

Medium

Shell

Dimensions

5/8 x 3 1/4 in. (1.6 x 8.4 cm)

Classification

Shell-Ornaments

Period

Late Uruk–Jemdet Nasr

Department

Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Joseph M. Upton, 1954

Accession Number

54.20.1

Rights

Public Domain

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