Keywords: Mesopotamian - Dove - Walters 421463 - Left Side.jpg In Mesopotamia small animal figurines were worn as amulets and also offered in temples as gifts to the gods Pendants worn on the body served as talismans to ward off evil and to increase the wearer's power Animals had a special meaning and some were directly linked to a deity ca 3000 BC white stone cm 3 accession number 42 1463 14523 Sale Sotheby and Co London November 26 1968 lot 20 Walters Art Museum 1968 by purchase Museum purchase 1968 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 place of origin Mesopotamia Walters Art Museum license Ancient Near East art in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Art of Mesopotamia in the Walters Art Museum Pigeon-shaped objects |