Amulet in the form of a lion with legs extended
Object type: Amulet
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Period: Late Uruk–Jemdet Nasr
Date: ca. 3300–2900 BCE
Medium: Shell
Dimensions: 5/8 x 3 1/4 in. (1.6 x 8.4 cm)
Classification: Shell-Ornaments
Geography:      Southern Mesopotamia 
Credit line: Gift of Joseph M. Upton, 1954
Accession year: 1954
Tags: Lions