Animal/Human Shaped
This category includes small animal or human representations pierced for hanging.
Animal/human pendants are more than likely amulets, but have been named based on their shape rather than their possible function. The majority of the human shaped pendants are Humbaba or Pazuzu. The animals come in a variety of forms from birds to bulls.
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| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 7910 | (none) | 1928,1009.138 | (none) | Frog amulet. Lapis lazuli. [drawing 1:1][CARD MISLABELED U.7940B][Arabic notes on back of card] [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] |
| 2918 | (none) | 1927,1003.253 | (none) | Lapis lazuli bull. Couchant with head turned. Pierced in three places for suspension. |
| 2822 | (none) | 1927,1003.251 | (none) | Copper frog. Miniature. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 3157 | (none) | 1927,1003.250 | (none) | Model hand. Pinkish stone, pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2803 | (none) | 1927,1003.246 | (none) | Shell mask. Grotesque and pierced for suspension: mask flaked away. [drawing 1:1] |
| 3126 | (none) | 1927,1003.239 | (none) | Miniature frog. Crystal, left back leg missing. |
| 2619 | (none) | 1927,1003.237 | (none) | Shell mask. White: male with widely opened mouth. [drawing 1:1] |
| 1439A | (none) | 1927,1003.234 | (none) | Shell amulet. Lion couchant. Pierced for suspension. |
| 2764 | (none) | 1927,1003.190 | (none) | Stone dog. Couchant : of limestone, pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1] |
| 3030 | (none) | 1927,1003.188 | (none) | Duck. Of white frit originally glazed: pierced for suspension. |
| 2543 | (none) | 1927,1003.186 | (none) | Fish. Glazed frit, with clearly marked scales, pierced. ? Photo of better example [drawing 1:1] |
| 6863 | (none) | 1927,0527.248 | (none) | Fish. Frit. Glazed. Pair . One on topo f the other. E. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 6487 | (none) | 1927,0527.151 | (none) | Miniature left foot of doll? Shell. Bone color. Hole pierced in top and inside of foot. E. |
| 6411 | (none) | 1927,0527.150 | (none) | Pendant. Brown marble. Helmet shaped. Design in relief of a fish? At flat end. [drawing 1:1] |
| 6650 | (none) | 1927,0527.149 | (none) | Frog bead. Marble? E. [drawing 1:1] |
| 6762 | (none) | 1927,0527.147 | (none) | Frog bead. Frit? E. [drawing 1:1] |
| 6759 | (none) | 1927,0527.145 | (none) | Bird. Bone. E. [drawing 1:1] |
| 6468 | (none) | 1927,0527.144 | (none) | Pendant, in shape of duck? Pierced for suspension. ? A lion's claw. E. [drawing 1:1] |
| 6575 | (none) | 1927,0527.143 | (none) | Phallic amulet. Shell. Mottled. E. [drawing 1:1] |
| 7067 | (none) | 1927,0527.141 | (none) | Bull. Pendant. Pink steatite. E. [drawing 1:1] |
| 6504 | (none) | 1927,0527.140 | (none) | Pendant in shape of miniature lion. White shell. Hole pierced through middle. E. [drawing 1:1] |
| 6905 | (none) | 1927,0527.139 | (none) | Puzuzu. Pendant. Chert. Green. E. [drawing 1:1] |
| 6628 | (none) | 1927,0527.138 | (none) | Head of Puzuzu. Fair example. Steatite. Gray. E. [drawing 1:1] |
| (none) | (none) | 1927,0527.137 | (none) | (none) |
| 6097 | (none) | 1927,0527.136 | (none) | Minute bead in shape of man's head. E. [drawing 1:1] |
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