Title: Amulet in the form of a lion with legs extended
Object type: Amulet
Date: ca. 3300–2900 BCE
Period: Late Uruk–Jemdet Nasr
Medium: Shell
Dimensions: 5/8 x 3 1/4 in. (1.6 x 8.4 cm)
Credit line: Gift of Joseph M. Upton, 1954
Geography:      Southern Mesopotamia     
Department: Ancient West Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Lions