Iconography

ERANOS ARCHIVE

87-103. The Great Mother / 99. Varia

PRE-CLASSICAL ICONOGRAPHY

Western Asia / Religious Iconography / Unnamed deities
Western Asia / Religious Iconography / Humans before deities / Miscellaneous
Western Asia / Religious Iconography / Ritual / Fire altars
Western Asia / Religious Iconography / Ritual / Libation
Western Asia / Religious Iconography / Shrines / With humans

RITUAL

Priests and priestesses / Miscellaneous
Libation
Sacrifice / Animals / Miscellaneous

Further details

Artist or creator

Sumerian (Early Dynastic III)

Date

2500 BC (circa)

Location

London, British Museum (Dept. Middle East)

Notes on photograph

Collection

Eranos Archive presented by Olga Froebe-Kapteyn

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Web resources

British Museum

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