吊坠及串珠

美索不达米亚,据称来自迪尔巴特

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这些饰品在美索不达米亚地区古代金器作品中占有极其重要的地位。鉴于这组作品呈现出广泛的风格、多样的黄金合金以及水平参差的工艺,它或许应被视为不同个体元素的聚集,而非一整串项链。每个吊坠都代表着一位能驱邪庇佑的神祗或神祗的符号。当时的人们相信,吊坠上符号所代表的这些男女神祗就神奇地以这些形式而存在。

Pendants and beads, Gold, Babylonian

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