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Alabaster bas-relief detail showing the chaplet of an Apkallu. Detail of Panel 16, Room I, the North-West Palace at Nimrud, modern-day Iraq. (The British Museum, London)
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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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Amin, O. S. M. (2017, September 15). Apkallu Chaplet. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7302/apkallu-chaplet/
Chicago Style
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Apkallu Chaplet." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 15, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7302/apkallu-chaplet/.
MLA Style
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Apkallu Chaplet." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 15 Sep 2017. Web. 27 Oct 2021.