Title: Hedgehog amulet
Object type: Amulet
Date: ca. 9th–7th century BCE
Culture: Assyrian
Period: Neo-Assyrian
Medium: Lapis lazuli
Dimensions: 1/4 × 1/4 × 1/2 in. (0.7 × 0.7 × 1.3 cm)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1957
Geography:      Mesopotamia Nimrud (ancient Kalhu)    
Department: Ancient West Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Animals