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amulet
Object Type
amulet
Museum number
122124
Description
Gold amulet in form of sitting dog (Gula?) on base; suspension-ring on back.
Cultures/periods
Late Babylonian
Production date
700BC-500BC
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Kish
Materials
gold
Dimensions
Height:
14 millimetres
Width:
15 millimetres
Location
On display
(G55/dc9)
Subjects
dog
Associated names
Associated with:
Gula
(?)
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Rev W T Rees
Acquisition date
1930
Acquisition notes
Deposited by the owner on 19 August 1930; reported to Trustees 27 September 1930; CORRES dated 27 October 1930 concerning the payment for this "little gold dog dug up at Kish".
Department
Middle East
BM/Big number
122124
Registration number
1930,1014.1
Conservation
Treatment
: 31 Dec 2008