Hedgehog amulet
Object type: Amulet
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Assyrian
Period: Neo-Assyrian
Date: ca. 9th–7th century BCE
Medium: Lapis lazuli
Dimensions: 1/4 × 1/4 × 1/2 in. (0.7 × 0.7 × 1.3 cm)
Classification: Stone-Ornaments
Geography:      Mesopotamia Nimrud (ancient Kalhu)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1957
Accession year: 1957
Tags: Animals