A Near Eastern Carnelian Lion Amulet, Proto-Elamite period, ca. 3100 - 2700 BCE Gaming Pieces 1935 - 2016) was born

1935 - 2016) was born at Yarungkanji

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

These celts were not functional weapons but rather badges of office

such as that of King Scorpion and King Narmer of Dynasty 1

Pforzheim "Jewelry from Persia

A Near Eastern Carnelian Lion Amulet, Proto-Elamite period, ca. 3100 - 2700 BCE Gaming Pieces 1935 - 2016) was bornThis 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