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two ancient figurines on display in a museum

Learn everything you need to know about the Mesopotamian art period! Discover its early cultures, as well as the different styles of ceramics, sculptures, and architecture that developed.

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an old black and white photo of a man's head with braids on it

Stone statue of a Mesopotamian winged bull: Lamassu, or Kerub —*cherub in Latin, *kerubh [כְּרוּב] in Hebrew. In Akkadian: *karâbu: winged beasts, infuriated guardians of the sacred doors. Palace of Assyrian king Sargon II at Dur-Sharrukin, present day Khorsabad, northern Iraq ~ ca.713 BC. Louvre Museum

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an ancient statue with a man holding a child

Figura de Gilgamesh del palacio de Sargon II (Museo del Louvre). El poema de Gilgamesh corresponde a un mito sumerio elaborado en torno a la figura de un personaje, Gilgamesh de Uruk, convertido en leyenda, pero cuya historicidad es objeto de debate.

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an ancient bask with wings and a bird on it's head, holding a cup in his hand

The Assyrian god Nisroch was depicted as an eagle-headed deity with wings and exaggerated muscles. In this sculptured relief from Nineveh he is sprinkling the sacred tree with water. He is holding a water vessel in his left hand and a fir cone (sponge) in his right. It was to this god that Sennacherib, king of Assyria was praying when he returned from his campaigns in Israel. The previous verse reveals that the Angel of the Lord routed the Assyrian army.

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an ancient statue is shown against a blue background

Large and unusual vintage Alva Studios reproduction of an ancient Sumerian or Mesopotamian sculpture from 2500 BC depicting a standing Woman with her hands clasped in prayer. The real statue was disco...from

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