Eye idol, Middle Uruk, ca. 3700–3500 , Syria, Tell Brak, Gypsum alabaster, 1 3/8 x 1 in. ( x cm), Stone-Sculpture

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Eye idol, Middle Uruk, ca. 3700–3500 , Syria, Tell Brak, Gypsum alabaster, 1 3/8 x 1 in. ( x cm), Stone-Sculpture, This type of figurine known as an eye idol, made of stone and having incised eyes, has been excavated at Tell Brak, where thousands were found in a building now called the Eye Temple. They were probably dedicated there as offerings

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Size: 3900px × 5200px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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