Tell Asmar (Mesilim period), Favissa of Temple of Abu : Statuettes of man and woman, seen by Frankfort, chiefly because of their large eyes, as gods

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Parrot, Andre
Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham

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Parrot more inclined to view them as king and queen of Ashnunnak. Strommenger simply calls them a man and a woman with goblets.

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Mesopotamia : Eridu-'Ubaid period, Early Sumerian period, Fara-Ur I period, Imperial Akkadian period, sculpture, stone, book scan

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1960

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This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.

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