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Silver Ishtar pendant found in Hellenistic city

A Hellenistic silver pendant of goddess Ishtar found at Amos shows Mesopotamian religious iconography reached the Mediterranean and indicates the city's cultural and commercial connectivity.
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First representation of Egyptian god found in Anatolia

A rare faience Pataikos amulet from a 2,100-year-old Hellenistic tomb in Perre marks the first known representation of the god in Anatolia.
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