Small bronze amulet in the shape of a zebu bull. The animal is showing short forelegs, a vestigial tail. The ears are indicated below the prominent horn. A hole for suspension through the hunchback.
Bronze
Near Eastern, early 1st Millennium BC
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A couple of Sumerian shell beads or pendants of annular shape with pierced knobs for suspension.
The items remind Sumerian shell money cut from cone shaped shells brought from the Mediterranean shore.
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Small jet amulet depicting a human bust with neatly carved features such as vivid eyes below a projecting forehead and detailed ears. Drilled circles for the breasts and notches for the sternum and the spine. Two incised lines on the back to indicate some sort of cloak.
Jet (lignite) is fossilized wood much valued in ancient times to manufacture jewelry.
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Small pair of feet with incised details of the footwear. Rendered as amulets or pendants with drilled suspension holes at the ankles.
Calcite
Sumerian, around 2100-1700 BC.
L. 1.9 cm (0.75 in) and 1.6 cm (0.6 in)
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Djemdet Nasr Period calcite amulet in the shape of a miniature mace with three stylized heads. The eyes rendered with drilled holes, the faces framed with incised lines.
Djemdet Nasr is a Mesopotamian site located north-east of Babylon and Kish.
Calcite
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Calcite amulet in the shape of a stylized animal. A suspension hole through the belly.
Calcite
Protosumerian, Djemdet Nasr Period, early 3rd millennium BC
L. 1.9 cm (0.75 in)
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Protosumerian calcite amulet in the shape of a reclining animal with large globular eyes and indicated mouth, ears, tail and legs.
Hole for suspension along the body.
Calcite
Protosumerian, Djemdet Nasr Period, early 3rd millennium BC
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Protosumerian calcite amulet in the shape of a prancing and hitting ram.
Hole for suspension along the neck. Drilled spots on the head and the chest. Furrows carved on the back.
Calcite
Protosumerian, Djemdet Nasr Period, early 3rd millennium BC
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Fragmentary tile with the neat impression of the hooves of a goat. The animal walked over the still unfired soft tile while it was laid out for drying. Two prints on the right, another two stepping on the same spot on the upper center.
Terracotta
Roman Imperial, 1st-4th century AD
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Large Roman plain dish with shallow floor, slightly offset from the gently raised wall with flat rim. Faint circle at center. Attractive reddish-orange color.
Ceramic
Roman, North Africa, 4th/5th century AD
D. 22 cm (8.7 in)
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