This is a curious small sculpture that shows a woman holding onto the tail of a bird, apparently in flight. The caption beneath says that the purpose for this sculpture is unknown. I suggest it shows a shamanistic journey, that this is a depiction of a shamanistic journey. In future posts I will describe other texts and artifacts in this way.
(From the exhibit Beyond Babylon: Art, Trade, and Diplomacy in the Second Millennium B.C.November 18, 2008–March 15, 2009, Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Exhibition Hall, 2nd floor.)
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