An ancient gold eye idol pendant in the shape of circle. Adorned with an embossed buttons. Circa the 1st millennium BC. One of the most famous artifact types from early Mesopotamia. The Eye Idols are seen by some scholars most likely as votive figurines of worshipers, a type of votive object which developed over time throughout Mesopotamia into a large number of figurative idols, all of them notable for their accentuated eyes. It is noted that the state of open eyes on a religious idol symbolized devotion to the gods. Ancient Near Eastern Syrian Idols, Figures, Figurines, Statues, and Collectibles. Weight 0.63 g.
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