A Near Eastern Carnelian Lion Amulet, Proto-Elamite period, ca. 3100 - 2700 BCE Gaming Pieces 2004 Arrnkerthe

2004 Arrnkerthe

1935 - 2016) was born at Yarungkanji

These celts were not functional weapons but rather badges of office

accession number: 17

"The wild goat and Fikellura styles: some speculations" OJA 11 (1992) pp

A Near Eastern Carnelian Lion Amulet, Proto-Elamite period, ca. 3100 - 2700 BCE Gaming Pieces 2004 ArrnkertheThis charming image takes full advantage of the color variations from fine two toned carnelian. The beast is rendered in relief, its turned head with round cheeks flanking a wedge shaped nose, is sculpted fully in the round. The white head contrasts beautifully with the recumbent orange body. Such relief sculpture is unusual for Central Asia: the only other published examples are a fragment of a steatite plaque from Margiana with a low relief image of