Decorative boss
Object type: Boss
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Assyrian
Period: Neo-Assyrian
Date: ca. 8th century BCE
Medium: Shell, silver, bitumen (?)
Dimensions: 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm)
Classification: Shell-Ornaments
Geography:      Mesopotamia Nimrud (ancient Kalhu)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1954
Accession year: 1954