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Apkallu figure relief tablet
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Clay replica tablet with a relief of an Apkallu figure. Apkulla were demi gods and appear prominently in Neo-Assyrian palaces. They appear in one of three forms, bird-headed, human-headed or dressed in fish-skin cloaks. This object was digitised by participants (Hamza) during the Tech 4 Heritage workshops in Mosul, Iraq.
Title: Apkallu figure relief tablet
Description:
Clay replica tablet with a relief of an Apkallu figure.
Apkulla were demi gods and appear prominently in Neo-Assyrian palaces.
They appear in one of three forms, bird-headed, human-headed or dressed in fish-skin cloaks.
This object was digitised by participants (Hamza) during the Tech 4 Heritage workshops in Mosul, Iraq.
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