Pendant in the form of a tiger
ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
Classification
Jewelry and Ornament
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number
S1987.705
Tags
About this artwork
Pendant, profile animal; long tail raised to loop; few carved details; pierced; opaque tans. (Calcified; brown substance on surface; deposits of cinnabar.)
About the Artist
Unknown
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