Stone rosette, two four-point crosses intersecting

European Museums, The British Museum

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Two four-point crosses intersecting each other resembling flowers.

Stone rosette

White limestone and black shale with pink limestone in the center. Rosettes were commonly used in temple decoration and often appear in Mesopotamian art. They are associated with the idea of fertility and divine abundance.

Late Uruk period, 3300 - 3000 B.C.

From the Eye Temple, Tell Brak

ME 126397 A

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Two four-point crosses intersecting each other resembling flowers

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Source:  London, United Kingdom