Lion-headed eagle pendant

Published/Created:

ca. 2400-2250 BCE

Materials:

lapis lazuli, gold, bitumen, copper alloy

Notes:

Treasure of Ur

Topics:

Sculpture -- Syria -- Early Dynastic -- (YVRC)

Culture:

Early Dynastic III (2550-2250 BCE)

Accession Number:

2365-001

Genre:

jewelry: pendants (AAT)
sculpture (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Clothing & Accessories
Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Note:

Aruz, ed. Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus. 2003.

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Original Repository:

Damascus, Syria: National Museum

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 69016

OID:

367386

PID:

digcoll:2274068