Skip to main content
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Necklace with Amulet in the Form of a Recumbant Animal
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Necklace with Amulet in the Form of a Recumbant Animal

Possible OriginKuwait, Asia
Possible OriginIraq, Asia
CultureSouthern Mesopotamian, Sumerian
PeriodJemdet Nasr Period
Date3100-2900 BCE
MediumLimestone, gold
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Object number2012.033.049A/B
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, acquired from Kevork Simonian [Nomis Antiquities], Van Nuys, California, August 18, 2005.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Vessel
3100-2900 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Conical Bowl
3100-2900 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Conical Bowl
3100-2900 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Conical Bowl
3100-2900 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Conical Bowl
3100-2900 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Conical Bowl
3100-2900 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Vessel
3100-2900 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Conical Bowl
3100-2900 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Conical Bowl
3100-2900 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Conical Bowl
3100-2900 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Conical Bowl
3100-2900 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Cameo Carving of a Recumbent Pig with Non-Sensical Inscribed Pattern on Flat Back
3100-2900 BCE