Amulet in the form of a brown bear

Provenance

Acquired by the Sainsbury Family in 1960. Donated to the Sainsbury Centre, University of East Anglia in 1973 as part of the original gift.

Not on display

Title/Description: Amulet in the form of a brown bear

Born: 3000 c. BC

Object Type: Animal, Figure

Materials: Greenstone

Measurements: h. 28 x w. 24 x d. 7 mm

Accession Number: 334

Historic Period: 3000 BC (?) (c.), 3rd millennium BC, 4th Millennium BC

Production Place: Iran, West Asia

Credit Line: Donated by Robert and Lisa Sainsbury, 1973

1966

Photograph

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