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Eye Idol

Collection number護447-1866
ProvenanceSyria
PeriodUruk period
Dateca. 3600-3000 BCE
MaterialCalcite
DimensionL. 1.3 cm
CommentThis small piece overemphasizing the eyes is usually called an “eye-idol.” A temple at Tell Brak, Northern Syria, from the fourth millennium BC yielded hundreds of the pieces, and the temple was named the “eye-temple.” Eye-idols were probably used votive object to the temple.
Classificationamulet
KeywordsWhite
Tiny, Pretty, Mystic
Western Asia, Eastern Mediterranean, Syria
Chalcolithic Period, Late Chalcolithic Period, Uruk Culture
Stone/mineral, Limestone
Amulet, Sculpture/Statue, Human figurine, Deity figurine
Human, Body part, Eye
Deity/Spirit, Deity/Spirit in Western Asia, Eye Idol
資料ID885

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