Goddess with a bird’s head holding a child that is half bird and half human (IMAGE)

University of Gothenburg

Goddess with a bird’s head holding a child that is half bird and half human

Caption

In the tombs, the archaeologists found figurines of goddesses with bird faces. This is likely a goddess with a bird’s head holding a child that is half bird and half human.

Credit

Peter Fischer, Teresa Bürge

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License

Public Domain

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