Akkadian cylinder-seal impression of a bull-man and hero. Artist: Unknown

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Akkadian cylinder-seal impression of a bull-man and hero. Each is holding a bull by the horns, and in the centre is a stylised mountain with a sacred tree on top. The hero may be Gilgamesh, and the bull-man Enkidu his best friend.

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Size: 5167px × 3393px
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Photo credit: © CM Dixon/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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