Illustration
This leaf wreath antefix shows the head of Achelous. Achelous was the god of water and rivers of the whole world. Clay. From Curti, near Capua, Italy. Etruscan, 480-460 BCE. It is on display at the Altes Museum in Berlin, Germany.
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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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APA Style
Amin, O. S. M. (2019, October 29). Antefix Depicting Achelous. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11392/antefix-depicting-achelous/
Chicago Style
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Antefix Depicting Achelous." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 29, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11392/antefix-depicting-achelous/.
MLA Style
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Antefix Depicting Achelous." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 29 Oct 2019. Web. 25 Apr 2024.
