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Amulet of a vulture
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian or Iranian
Early Dynastic Period / Proto-Elamite
3100–2900 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Stone
Dimensions
4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
John Wheelock Elliot and John Morse Elliot Fund
Accession Number1977.803
CollectionsJewelry, Asia, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionWhite stone amulet in the form of a vulture bending forward, with inlaid eye.
Provenance1977, sold by Gawain McKinley (dealer, b. 1945 – d. 1996), London and New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 15, 1977).