Clay plaque showing a man shooting at a monkey. The monkey is in the branches of a tree, in the centre. There is a boar at the foot of the right side of the tree. A kneeling man assists the shooter. This is possibly a scene from an Indian story. Old Babylonian Period, 2000-1600 BCE. From Southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. Acquired with the assistance of the Art Fund. (The British Museum, London).
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Amin, O. S. M. (2018, February 26). Mesopotamian Plaque Showing a Man Shooting at a Monkey. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8098/mesopotamian-plaque-showing-a-man-shooting-at-a-mo/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Mesopotamian Plaque Showing a Man Shooting at a Monkey." World History Encyclopedia, February 26, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8098/mesopotamian-plaque-showing-a-man-shooting-at-a-mo/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Mesopotamian Plaque Showing a Man Shooting at a Monkey." World History Encyclopedia, 26 Feb 2018, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8098/mesopotamian-plaque-showing-a-man-shooting-at-a-mo/.
