Head of a Female Apkallu

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by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 15 September 2017

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Head of a Female Apkallu — Alabaster bas-relief detail showing the head of a female Apkallu or protective spirit. Neo-Assyrian Period, 865-860 BCE. Detail of Panel 20, Room I, the North-West Palace at Nimrud, modern-day Iraq. (The British Museum, London)

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

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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