Neolithic Amulet

An irregular fragment of stone with broken edges, mottled in orange-brown, rust and pale cream, shown against a plain white background. Its surfaces show a glossy, translucent sheen and faint banding, consistent with flint or chert. Nothing visible confirms the museum's amulet identification.

Look closer: A faint curved line runs across the upper part of the fragment, possibly a natural fracture or tool mark.

Artist

Unknown

Date

2500 BCE–700 CE

Medium

Stone (Flint?)

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

1819 × 1409 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917