Lion amulet

Lion amulet

Medium:
Lapis lazuli
Location:
Probably Mesopotamia, Iraq
Dimensions:
H. 1.6 cm; W. 1.1 cm; D. 2.6 cm
Date:
Late Uruk or Jemdet Nasr Period, ca. 3300–2900 BCE
Inventory Number:
10.130.2052
Lender:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art
Credit:
Gift of Miss Helen Miller Gould, 1910
CC0 1.0, Image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art