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Pendant amulet in the form of a bird

Unknown Artist

ca. 2900–2350 BCE

Pendant amulet in the form of a bird by Unknown Artist

Medium

Shell

Dimensions

0.1 x 1.1 x 0.87 in. (0.25 x 2.79 x 2.21 cm)

Classification

Shell-Ornaments

Culture & Period

Sumerian · Early Dynastic

Department

Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1959

Accession Number

59.41.44

Tags

Birds

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