Parrot, AndrePhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham2020-02-062020-02-061960WA-84http://hdl.handle.net/1885/201465A single theme is treated, but twice. Gilgamesh the Sumerian hero, is holding a vase while a buffalo drinks. Both man and animal are treated with a vigour and forcefulness that emphasise their volume. -- De Cleroq Collection.35mmslideb&wen-AUMesopotamia : Eridu-'Ubaid period, Early Sumerian period, Fara-Ur I period, Imperial Akkadian periodsealsbook scan2020-02-06This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.