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In her outsttretched hands the goddess holds a sword and perhaps a shield, bow and arrow.  She wears a crown and has  large almond-shaped eyed with brows that meet at a vertical third eye in her forehead. Traces of red paint (vermilion) remain on the surface of the plaque indicating that the object was used in worship. 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