Amulets? On the possible function of zoomorphic pendants from child burials in Tell Rad Shaqrah (Syria)
Amulets? On the possible function of zoomorphic pendants from child burials in Tell Rad Shaqrah (Syria)

Summary/Abstract: Among the grave goods accompanying child burials discovered at the site of Tell Rad Shaqrah there is a distinctive group of zoomorphic pendants. Pendants made of shell or nacre, similar both in form and decoration (circle-and-dot motif ), are the most comprehensive part of it. These animal pendants have parallels from sites mainly in northern Syria and Mesopotamia. The zoomorphic pendants from Tell Rad Shaqrah could have been used as personal adornments, but their potential magical significance can also be considered.

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