Amulets

Sumerian, circa 3rd Millennium BC

Shell.

W 1.4 cm - 2.5 cm

Five amulets in the shape of eagles with outstretched wings, with details incised and each with a perforation that was probably also used for hanging. One fragment of an amulet with drilled dots inside circles and a perforation.

Published

Auction sale catalogue Sotheby´s London, 09 and 10 July 1984, lot 410

cf.

Musée du Louvre Numéro principal: AO 18252

Price

€ 600

Item

7597

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