The Eye Idols of Mesopotamia
Despite dating back more than 5 thousand years, the Eye Idols of Mesopotamia have an extraordinarily modern design: simple and abstract. The enigmatic figurines, which represent anthropomorphic figures with a trapezoidal body and large eyes, are still a source of interesting questions not yet clarified, starting from who produced them and who or what they represent.
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· 3 May 2024
Tell Brak is a large archaeological site 4 km from the right bank of the Giaghgiagha, a tributary of the Khābūr, on the caravan route that connected Syria with Anatolia and Mesopotamia. The region, an important center of trade, at the end of the 3 rd millennium was dominated by the dynasty of Akkad which was succeeded by the 3 rd dynasty of Ur and later by the Assyrian ones. The oldest period is the prehistoric one, represented by a small settlement dating back to 6 thousand BC, where materials from the late Neolithic culture called Halaf were found. The occupation of the site lasted until the 4 th millennium BC, an era considered proto-h...
