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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Head Amulet
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Head Amulet

Possible OriginAsia
CultureSumerian
PeriodEarly Bronze Age
Date3rd Millennium BCE
MediumIvory (?)
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions11/16 x 1/2 x 3/8 in., 1 g (1.8 x 1.3 x 0.9 cm, 1/16 oz.)
Object number2018.010.326
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Jean-François Mignon, Aix-en-Provence, France, March 30, 1974. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art