Amulet in the Form of a Seated Figure with Bovine Head

c. 4700–2920 BCE 14.6 x 6 x 4.1 cm (5 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 1 5/8 in.) Source image
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With a bovine head and four horns, this seated figurine was a powerful ritual and shamanic symbol. Drill holes above its shoulders form two interconnected perforations for suspension, suggesting that the jade was originally used as a pendant, presumably by the shaman performin...

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