Pendant
37-15-92
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iraq | Khafaje
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
Object Number | 37-15-92 |
Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
Provenience | Iraq | Khafaje |
Archaeology Area | Mound A, Sin Temple, Q 42 |
Period | Jemdet Nasr |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Slate |
Iconography | Crouching Lion |
Description | panther with inlaid eyes. Slate lion, carved in the round with flat planes. Limbs extended straight out to front and back. Shell inlaid in eye, one missing. Hole drilled into body lengthwise from rear. |
Credit Line | Khafaje Expedition; E. A. Speiser and Charles Bache, 1937 |
Other Number | KH 8-58 - Field No SF |
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