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Source Description
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 range of animals native to the Near East, illustrated here by a frog.
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Document identity
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24675
label
Frog Amulet
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object
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Source metadata
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24675
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object
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normalized
title
Frog Amulet
description
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 range of animals native to the Near East, illustrated here by a frog.
provenance
Sale, Sotheby and Co., London, November 26, 1968, lot 20; Walters Art Museum, 1968, by purchase.
date
ca. 3000 BCE (Prololiterate)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Precious Stones & Gems
pendants (jewelry)
amulets
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4
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4
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import
dimensionsRaw
L: 13/16 in. (2.06 cm)
Source extras
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Mesopotamia
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carved red-brown stone
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6353
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ANE
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1954
2054
2227
2513
2704
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