Black serpentine amulet,Assyria or Mesopotamia,circa 4th century BC and later. Assyria was a Semitic Akkadian kingdom,extant as a nation state from the 25th or 24th century BC until 605 BC. Assyria was centred on the Upper Tigris river,in northern Mesopotamia. The Assyrians came to rule powerful empires a number of times through history. As part of the greater Mesopotamian civilization,Assyria was at its height a highly advanced nation for its time in terms of architecture,engineering,agriculture,economics,civil service,mathematics,medicine,literature,military technology,law,astronomy and libraries/record keeping. An amulet can be any object but its most important characteristic is its alleged power to protect its owner from danger or harm | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Los Angeles County Museum |
Taille de l’image : | 2700 px × 3589 px |
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