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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Cameo Carving of a Recumbent Pig with Non-Sensical Inscribed Pattern on Flat Back
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Cameo Carving of a Recumbent Pig with Non-Sensical Inscribed Pattern on Flat Back

Place CreatedAsia
CultureSumerian
PeriodJemdet Nasr Period
Date3100-2900 BCE
MediumLimestone
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions15/16 x 1 3/4 x 1/2 in. (2.3 x 4.5 x 1.3 cm)
Object number2012.032.083
ProvenanceEx private collection southern California, purchased from John Yin C??on, Paris, late 1960s. Ex coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, acquired August 18, 2005.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art