Brignatia

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by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 23 November 2015

Brignatia, goddess of war and engineers, was worshiped in Celtic religion. She was the chief goddess of a local tribe in northern England and southern Scotland. Here, she was depicted as a Roman goddess; she has 2 wings, wears a crown, and holds a spear and world globe. From Birrens, Scotland, 120-180 CE. (National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK)

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Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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