Rock carving

Description

Rock carving of basalt, depicting a horned animal, probably a gazelle: Ancient Near East, from Dhuweila, Eastern Jordan, late 7th millenium BC

Museum reference

A.1987.145

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Rock carving

Production information

Dhuweila, Jordan, West Asia

Date

Late 7th millenium BC

Materials

Basalt

Physical description

Basalt; carved with a horned animal

Associations

British Institute at Amman for Archaeology and History