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This clay plaque depicts the goddess Lama. Her hands are raised in meditation. People prayed to Lama for their personal protection. Lama always wears a long tiered-skirt. From Ur, southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. Old-Babylonian period, 2000-1600 BCE. (The British Museum, London).
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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, October 17). Lama. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3159/lama/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Lama." World History Encyclopedia, October 17, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3159/lama/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Lama." World History Encyclopedia, 17 Oct 2014, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3159/lama/.
