Amulet
38-10-96
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iraq | Khafaje
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 38-10-96 |
| Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
| Provenience | Iraq | Khafaje |
| Archaeology Area | Q 42/25 |
| Period | Jemdet Nasr |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Slate |
| Iconography | Bird |
| Description | Slate. Crescent-shaped. Borings on wings filled with red paint and mother-of-pearl inlay. Triangular pieces of mother-of-pearl inlay on vertical cross piece. Boring for suspension at top of crosspiece. |
| Length | 3 cm |
| Width | 3.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Khafaje Expedition; E. A. Speiser and Charles Bache, 1938 |
| Other Number | KH 9-29 - Field No SF |
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