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PART II: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS Chapter 9. The Cowrie-Eye Motif. Cowrie-Eye Figurines from the Levant and Mesopotamia in the 7th–6th Millennia BCE. Cowrie-Eye Vessels from the Levant and Mesopotamia in the 7th–6th Millennia BCE. Cowrie-Eye Figurines from Iran in the 6th–5th Millennia BCE. Cowrie-Eye Figurines from Turkey in the 6th–5th Millennia BCE. Cowrie-Eye Figurines from Southeastern Europe in the 6th–Early 4th Millennia BCE. Cowrie-Eye Vessels from Southeastern Europe in the 6th–5th Millennia BCE. Cowrie-Eye Figurines from Southern Mesopotamia in the 5th Millennium BCE. Chapter 10. Pebble Figurines in the Levant. Yarmukian Pebble Figurines from Munhata. Pebble Figurines from Hamadya, Pebble Figurine from ‘Ain Ghazal. Pebble Figurines from Byblos. An Incised Pottery Sherd from Ard el Samra. Post Yarmukian Pebble Figurines in the Levant. Chapter 11. Discussion. Stekelis’ Approach to the Sha‘ar Hagolan Art Assemblage. The Cowrie-Eye Anthropomorphic Figurines. The Pebble Figurines and Clay-Pebble Iconographic Relationship. Manufacturing Differences between Zoomorphic and Anthropomorphic Clay Figurines. The Herringbone Pattern. The Unique Character of Yarmukian Art. Bibiography
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