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    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]


    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]

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    1. thispartyrules on

      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

    2. hananobira on

      Do we have any renderings of what the people in Assyrian art would have looked like in real life? Google is being useless.

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