Advanced Search
Requires Photography
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
CollectionsJewelry, Asia, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
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)
(Accession date: December 15, 1977)