Statue showing an Assyrian Hero, often identified as Gilgamesh, the legendary king of Uruk. He is holding a lion in a powerful grip. This symbolizes the kings strength and power, domination over nature and ability to protect the people. Neo-Assyrian period, 9th–7th century BCE [3024×4032]
by AccordingChocolate12
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Archaeologists: This is Gilgamesh holding a lion, showing his strength and dominion over nature.
Gilgamesh: This is my lion, Snuffles. He is a good boy and I love him
Do we have any renderings of what the people in Assyrian art would have looked like in real life? Google is being useless.
This is me with my dog when he wants to finish my tacos 🐕😤
Flexing his Rolex too