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amulet
;
pin
Object Type
amulet
pin
Museum number
118998
Description
Black stone amulet against plague; inscribed on entire surface; part of the copper pin by which it was suspended remains in the hole; 14+1+12+2 ll.
Cultures/periods
Neo-Assyrian
Production date
800BC-612BC
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Walter Andrae
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Ashur
, From excavations of Walter Andrae.
Materials
stone
copper
Technique
polished
Dimensions
Length:
1.81 inches
Width:
1.25 inches
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
According to Nils Heessel this item comes from the Ashur excavations: Ass.7780 = Ass. Photo 1065, 1066; Pedersen, Katalog, p.5
Location
On display
(G55/dc9)
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Mme S Ismail Essad
Acquisition date
1928
Department
Middle East
BM/Big number
118998
Registration number
1928,0116.1