Jemdet Nasr Type Stone Animal Seal. Late 4th-early 3rd millennium B.C. Carved in the half-round as a perching bird with reserved piriform wing; underside with three drilled designs, each a pair of feet; pierced for suspension. Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 58.30.3, for a Jemdet Nasr avian figure. 46.3 grams, 72 mm (2 7/8 in.). Acquired 1979-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.