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Sumerian stone bird amulet

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A carved white stone amulet in the form of a bird, the tail-feathers forming a stylised human foot.

Sumerian, Uruk or Jemdet Nasr, 3300-2900 BC

Size: 2.3 x 1.2 cms

Intact as shown

Ex. private collection, London, UK; acquired before 1989.