Gift-bearer Holding a Lamb from Persepolis

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 01 September 2017

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Gift-bearer Holding a Lamb from Persepolis — This limestone wall relief shows a Mede man holding a gift, which appears to be a lamb, for the king. The event is probably the Persian New Year (Newroz). From Persepolis, the stairway of the Palace of Xerxes I (485-465 BCE), modern-day Iran. (Pergamon Museum, Berlin)

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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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