Object Image

Steatite triangular prism

Unknown Artist

Star with curved rays; five birds' heads conjoined; long-horned goat.

Credit: Bequest of Richard B. Seager, 1926

Ca. 2400–1900 B.C.

Serpentine

1.2 x 1.2 cm

26.31.82

Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2018

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