The objects
Two objects found in the ābi were of special interest. The first is a vessel in the shape of a pig, which is consonant with the finds of the piglet bones. The second is a miniature anthropomorphic vessel, in the shape of a naked woman carrying a small jar on her head. The mouth of the woman is distorted, as if to imitate the whisper of the spirits. We know in fact that their voices, resembling the chirping of birds, had to be interpreted by a medium (often a woman).
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