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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1425 | (none) | (none) | B15595 | Figurine. Upper part of small -silver- steatite figurine of a bearded and corpulent man holding left hand to breasts: right arm and legs missing. A small -prong- socket on top of the head served for suspension as a charm. | |
 | 1439A | (none) | 1927,1003.234 | (none) | Shell amulet. Lion couchant. Pierced for suspension. |
| 1439B | (none) | (none) | B15597 | Shell amulet. Lion couchant. Pierced for suspension. |
| 1464 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Small clay model, apparently of a dog crouching on top of a box: perhaps used as a pendant charm. |
| 1555 | (none) | 1924,0920.51 | (none) | Amulet. Hematite. Recumbant cat; pierced for suspension, with holes for inlay eyes. [drawing 1:1] |
| 1559 | (none) | (none) | B15722 | Amulet. Small duck. Clay, with traces of green glaze. Pierced vertically for suspension. P. | |
| 1621 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Amulet. Pig's head. Pierced between ears for suspension. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2509 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Amulet. White shell. Lion? Or bull? Roughly carved. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2531 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Carved shell head. Male, shaven. Neck pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2534 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Carved shell mask. Mother-of-pearl. Pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2543 | (none) | 1927,1003.186 | (none) | Fish. Glazed frit, with clearly marked scales, pierced. ? Photo of better example [drawing 1:1] |
| 2619 | (none) | 1927,1003.237 | (none) | Shell mask. White: male with widely opened mouth. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2722 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Shell fish. Pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2764 | (none) | 1927,1003.190 | (none) | Stone dog. Couchant : of limestone, 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] |
| 2822 | (none) | 1927,1003.251 | (none) | Copper frog. Miniature. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 2832 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Crystal head. Head of Puzu (?) with grotesque features engraved. Pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2876 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Duck. White frit originally glazed: pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2909 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Miniature frog. Black stone: pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2910 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bronze pendant. Shaped as animal's head: perhaps calf. |
| 2918 | (none) | 1927,1003.253 | (none) | Lapis lazuli bull. Couchant with head turned. Pierced in three places for suspension. |
| 3030 | (none) | 1927,1003.188 | (none) | Duck. Of white frit originally glazed: pierced for suspension. |
| 3044 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Duck. Of white frit originally glazed: pierced for suspension: beak missing. [drawing 1:1] |
| 3058 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Couchant lion of shell. Pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1] |
| 3068A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Two ducks. Of white frit originally glazed. Pierced for suspension. |
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