Inlay: seated male with cup and palm frond
Object type: Inlay
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Sumerian
Period: Early Dynastic III
Date: ca. 2600–2350 BCE
Medium: Shell
Dimensions: H. 3/16 x W. 1 3/8 x D. 1 9/16 in. (0.5 x 3.5 x 4 cm)
Classification: Shell-Ornaments
Geography:      Mesopotamia Nippur
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1959
Accession year: 1959
Tags: Cups|Men|Palms