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Dallaya

United Arab Emirates

The Dallaya is an effigy of twinned horned animals from the Bronze Age. Found in the Al Qattara Tomb site, it was created from a naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver. The same motif has been found in several Bronze Age sites in the area, which means they were probably religious symbols.

This entity appears in the story “14. The Ancient Middle East”.