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A clay mask depicting a face with acting expressions. Mesopotamian art usually portrays human faces in a poker-like configuration. This one has 3 small holes at the upper part which might have been used to attach it to a necklace with the purpose of incantation/exorcism. Mesopotamia, old Babylonian era, 2000-1500 BCE, Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq.
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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, January 30). Clay Mask from the Old Babylonian Era. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2267/clay-mask-from-the-old-babylonian-era/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Clay Mask from the Old Babylonian Era." World History Encyclopedia, January 30, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2267/clay-mask-from-the-old-babylonian-era/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Clay Mask from the Old Babylonian Era." World History Encyclopedia, 30 Jan 2014, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2267/clay-mask-from-the-old-babylonian-era/.
