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| Keywords: Mesopotamian - Seated Bird Amulet - Walters 421452 - Left.jpg 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 nesting bird ca 3000 BC Prololiterate carved and polished stone cm 1 9 accession number 42 1452 27541 Sale Sotheby and Co London November 26 1968 lot 20 Walters Art Museum 1968 by purchase Museum purchase 1968 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 Bedazzled 5 000 Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Sarasota; The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2006-2009 Bedazzled 5 000 Years of Jewelry El Paso Museum of Art El Paso 2010 place of origin Mesopotamia Walters Art Museum license Ancient Near East art in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Art of Mesopotamia in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
