Animal Form Amulet
date
about 6800 BCE-5600 BCE
creation place
Europe, Greece, Thessaly
medium & support
Formed terracotta
measurements
1 x 3/4 x 1 15/16 in. (2.54 x 1.91 x 4.9 cm)
credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harlan J. Berk
accession number
2011.021.019
keywords
amulet, animal, apotropaion, ceremonial object, charm, classical antiquity, costume, costume accessory, earth · nature, figure, Greek religion, human being, magic, Minoan culture, Mycenaean culture, nationality, non-Christian religion, occultism, prehistory, race (human), religion, rite, ritual object, sign, supernatural, world
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