• BM-119: Ziggurat Earrings

BM-119: Ziggurat Earrings

Regular price $16.75
Dimensions: 0.5" x 0.9" Ziggurat /ˈziɡəˌrat/ from AKKADIAN ziqquratu. A ziggurat is a rectangular temple or terraced mound built by ancient Assyrians and Babylonians (Mesopotamia). The word means "height, pinnacle." Some people believe the top of each ziggurat was used as a shrine. Others believe it was a high place where priests could seek refuge during floods.  To give them their silver frame, we… Read more