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Votive relief
Even though this relief has been repeatedly assigned to the Old Babylonian period, its very fine and detailed style can be clearly distinguished from the mass production of this era. The pose of the hero and the bull resembles the royal style depicted on cylinder seals from the Akkad III phase. It depicts an episode from the Epic of Gilgamesh, where Gilgamesh is able to conquer the celestial bull …
Contributors
- Mesopotamia
Subject
- archaeological objects
- Archaeological artifact
Type of item
- Relief
- Collection Near East
Date
- -2255/-2219
Contributors
- Mesopotamia
Subject
- archaeological objects
- Archaeological artifact
Type of item
- Relief
- Collection Near East
Date
- -2255/-2219
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Rights
- Royal Museums of Art and History
Places
- Historical geographical reference > Asia > Mesopotamia
Identifier
- O.01054
- 87741
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/Museu/ProvidedCHO/Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire/87741
Extent
- Dimensions H x L x P: 13.5 x 11.0 cm
Format
- Terra cotta
- Terracotta
Is part of
- Europeana Archaeology
Providing country
- Belgium
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2020-10-30T19:11:00.869Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2022-09-30T13:52:53.718Z