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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2003.251
Title
Green/Gray Stone Sumerian Amulet Duck
Classification
Amulets
Work Type
amulet
Date
c. 3500 BCE - c. 3000 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia
Period
Chalcolithic period
Culture
Sumerian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/72477

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Stone
Dimensions
3.8 x 4.2 x 0.9 cm (1 1/2 x 1 11/16 x 3/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Carol Hebb and Alan Feldbaum
Accession Year
2003
Object Number
2003.251
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Green-grey stone amulet in the shape of a duck (or similar bird type). The amulet displays incised contour lines about a third of the way along the body from the tail. Stone appears to be patterned with faint crosshatching, which may be the natural surface of the stone. Circular hole is pierced in breast of figure close to the edge, probably so that amulet could be worn as a pendant.

Verification Level

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