ATLAS.ARCANA: Eye idol, Basalt Tell Brak, Mesopotamia 4th millennium B.C. Probaby used as a votive to "pray" to the gods, when the worshiper was not able to; they were symbolic of "looking out" for worshipers, protecting them, as a stand in.

Monday, April 29, 2019

Eye idol, Basalt Tell Brak, Mesopotamia 4th millennium B.C. Probaby used as a votive to "pray" to the gods, when the worshiper was not able to; they were symbolic of "looking out" for worshipers, protecting them, as a stand in.

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