Bull's Head Amulet

ca. 3000 BCE (Prololiterate) L: 15/16 in. (2.38 cm) Citation Source image

In Mesopotamia, jewelry was both worn and offered in temples as gifts to the gods. Its purpose was often more functional than ornamental: pendants worn on the body served as talismans to ward off evil and to increase the wearer's power. Mesopotamian amulets depict a large rang...

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Sale, Sotheby and Co., London, November 26, 1968, lot 20; Walters Art Museum, 1968, by purchase.
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