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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 Length: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line John Wheelock Elliot and John Morse Elliot Fund
Accession Number1977.804
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionGreen stone amulet in the form of a bending vulture, with inlaid eye.
ProvenanceBy 1977: with Gawain McKinley Ancient and Decorative Arts, New York; 1977: purchased by the MFA from Gawain McKinley Ancient and Decorative Arts, 15 December 1977.
(Accession date: December 15, 1977)