Ornament or button for harness
Object type: Ornament
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Assyrian
Period: Neo-Assyrian
Date: ca. 9th–7th century BCE
Medium: Shell, silver (?)
Dimensions: 1.25 in. (3.18 cm)
Classification: Shell-Equestrian
Geography:      Mesopotamia Nimrud (ancient Kalhu)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1954
Accession year: 1954