Amulet in the form of a lion with legs extended
Unknown Artist
ca. 3300–2900 BCE
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
Tags
Lions