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Alabaster bas-relief detail showing the head of an Apkallu, a protective spirit. Neo-Assyrian Period, 865-860 BCE. Detail of Panel 6, Room G, 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). Head of an Apkallu, Panel 6. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7289/head-of-an-apkallu-panel-6/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Head of an Apkallu, Panel 6." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 15, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7289/head-of-an-apkallu-panel-6/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Head of an Apkallu, Panel 6." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 15 Sep 2017. Web. 23 May 2022.
