JEMDET NASR STONE AMULET IN THE FORM OF A HOG
Ca. 3100 - 2900 BC. A stone amulet carved as a hog with a compact rounded body and lowered elongated snout. The eye is set with a black stone ring inlay. A transverse perforation through the upper body serves for suspension. Size: 62mm x 35mm; Weight: 62g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.
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Ca. 3100 - 2900 BC. A stone amulet carved as a hog with a compact rounded body and lowered elongated snout. The eye is set with a black stone ring inlay. A transverse perforation through the upper body serves for suspension. Size: 62mm x 35mm; Weight: 62g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.