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.  

Objects: Animal/Human Shaped Export: JSON - XML - CSV

Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
16781B (none) (none) (none) [A] Beads: carnelian rings and barrels; [B-E] 4 glass paste Puzuzu heads; [F] lapis lazuli barrels; [G] glass paste rings, balls and lentoids; [H] 1 hematite lentoid; [I] 1 fluted glass paste, ring bead with ridged ends; [J] also a copper earring with uvular pendant.
16781C (none) (none) (none) [A] Beads: carnelian rings and barrels; [B-E] 4 glass paste Puzuzu heads; [F] lapis lazuli barrels; [G] glass paste rings, balls and lentoids; [H] 1 hematite lentoid; [I] 1 fluted glass paste, ring bead with ridged ends; [J] also a copper earring with uvular pendant.
16781D (none) (none) (none) [A] Beads: carnelian rings and barrels; [B-E] 4 glass paste Puzuzu heads; [F] lapis lazuli barrels; [G] glass paste rings, balls and lentoids; [H] 1 hematite lentoid; [I] 1 fluted glass paste, ring bead with ridged ends; [J] also a copper earring with uvular pendant.
16781E (none) (none) (none) [A] Beads: carnelian rings and barrels; [B-E] 4 glass paste Puzuzu heads; [F] lapis lazuli barrels; [G] glass paste rings, balls and lentoids; [H] 1 hematite lentoid; [I] 1 fluted glass paste, ring bead with ridged ends; [J] also a copper earring with uvular pendant.
16796A (none) (none) (none) [A-E] 5 Puzuzu heads. Glazed frit. [F] 1 glazed scaraboid bead with quasi-hieroglyphic sign.
16796B (none) (none) (none) [A-E] 5 Puzuzu heads. Glazed frit. [F] 1 glazed scaraboid bead with quasi-hieroglyphic sign.
16796C (none) (none) (none) [A-E] 5 Puzuzu heads. Glazed frit. [F] 1 glazed scaraboid bead with quasi-hieroglyphic sign.
16796D (none) (none) (none) [A-E] 5 Puzuzu heads. Glazed frit. [F] 1 glazed scaraboid bead with quasi-hieroglyphic sign.
16796E (none) (none) (none) [A-E] 5 Puzuzu heads. Glazed frit. [F] 1 glazed scaraboid bead with quasi-hieroglyphic sign.
16798 (none) (none) (none) Amulet. Glazed baked clay. Dwarf male figure with a protruding paunch. Head, arms, and trunk only represented - rounded off below hips. Perforated laterally behind the shoulders. [drawing c. 1:1]
16800 (none) (none) (none) White shell amulet. In form of a duck with a star engraved on the base.
17004 (none) (none) (none) Frog amulet. Frit. Glazed. Left legs missing. Type. Same as U.16634.
17069A (none) (none) (none) [A-K] Duck amulets. Frit. 11 in number. [drawing 1:1]
17069B (none) (none) (none) [A-K] Duck amulets. Frit. 11 in number. [drawing 1:1]
17069C (none) (none) (none) [A-K] Duck amulets. Frit. 11 in number. [drawing 1:1]
17069D (none) (none) (none) [A-K] Duck amulets. Frit. 11 in number. [drawing 1:1]
17069E (none) (none) (none) [A-K] Duck amulets. Frit. 11 in number. [drawing 1:1]
17069F (none) (none) (none) [A-K] Duck amulets. Frit. 11 in number. [drawing 1:1]
17069G (none) (none) (none) [A-K] Duck amulets. Frit. 11 in number. [drawing 1:1]
17069H (none) (none) (none) [A-K] Duck amulets. Frit. 11 in number. [drawing 1:1]
17069I (none) (none) (none) [A-K] Duck amulets. Frit. 11 in number. [drawing 1:1]
17069J (none) (none) (none) [A-K] Duck amulets. Frit. 11 in number. [drawing 1:1]
17069K (none) (none) (none) [A-K] Duck amulets. Frit. 11 in number. [drawing 1:1]
17070A 31-43-311 (none) (none) Frog amulets 6 [A-F, F is miniature]. Frit. Two glazed yellow. Glazed yellow. [drawing 1:1]
17070B 31-43-314 (none) (none) Frog amulets 6 [one miniature] [A-F]. Frit. Two glazed yellow. Glazed yellow. [drawing 1:1]

Related Terms

Geometric/Plant Shaped