Our Lady of Mesopotamia, hand cast paper relief sculpture patinated with acrylic and oil, by Pamala Bird, 13.5" x16.5". This image shows Innana/Ishtar, the Great Goddess of the ancient Middle East as the tree of life flanked by two Ibex.

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For Mesopotamians, music was an intrinsic part of the world around them, rather than a form of entertainment. Music enabled Mesopotamians to have a direct and intimate relationship with their pantheon of Gods, whose own celestial essence was believed to be musical.

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