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Source Description
In Mesopotamia, small animal figurines were worn as amulets and also offered in temples as gifts to the gods. Pendants worn on the body served as talismans to ward off evil and to increase the wearer's power. Each of the animals here had a special meaning, and some were directly linked to a deity.
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Document identity
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12306
label
Bird
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object
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4
Source metadata
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12306
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object
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normalized
title
Bird
description
In Mesopotamia, small animal figurines were worn as amulets and also offered in temples as gifts to the gods. Pendants worn on the body served as talismans to ward off evil and to increase the wearer's power. Each of the animals here had a special meaning, and some were directly linked to a deity.
provenance
Sale, Sotheby and Co., London, November 26, 1968, lot 20; Walters Art Museum, 1968, by purchase.
date
ca. 3000 BCE
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CC0
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en
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Precious Stones & Gems
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amulets
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4
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L: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Source extras
med
red stone
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6353
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ANE
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2513
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