Caption

Pendant, unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop, Early Jazira III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC. Pendant or pin finial in the shape of a standing quadruped sheep?, head missing, plastically separated, straight hanging tail. On both sides of the animal, halfway up, there are two circular recesses drilled. A vertical hole is drilled through the centre of the torso. Material/decoration, height 1.8 cm, width 2 cm, depth 0.6 cm. Origin: Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin, Tell Rad Shakra, Syria. Function: jewellery; associated with children's graves; Early Dynastic III period., A small elongated stone-like object suspended against a flat gray background, with a rounded hole through its center; the object shows a rough, pitted surface with mottled colors including beige, tan, brown, black, and off-white, and has irregular darker speckles and lighter patches across its surface, tapering to a slightly pointed end on one side and a more blunt, uneven end on the other.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_392

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Rights managed

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28.5Mb (1.5Mb) / 11.6in x 9.6in / 3481 x 2866 (300dpi)

Keywords

Pendant unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop Early Jazira III period ca 2600–ca 2350 Bc pin finial shape standing quadruped sheep head missing plastically separated straight hanging tail sides animal halfway up two circular recesses drilled vertical hole drilled centre torso Material decoration height 1.8 cm width 2 cm depth 0.6 cm Origin Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin Tell Rad Shakra Syria Function jewellery associated children's graves Early Dynastic III period small elongated stone- object suspended flat gray background rounded hole center object rough pitted surface mottled colors beige tan brown black off-white irregular darker speckles lighter patches across surface tapering slightly pointed side blunt uneven .