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clay tablet

human history
  • Description

    clay tablet, one side shows a winged lion with a helmet and large beard; the other side shows a human figure fighting an animal which is standing on two legs.

  • Place
    Assyria/Persia
  • Accession Number
    1920.11
  • Other Id

    17359.13 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Archaeology

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  • tablet, clay, 1920.11, 17359.13, Photographed by Denise Baynham, digital, 21 Jul 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • tablet, clay, 1920.11, 17359.13, Photographed by Denise Baynham, digital, 21 Jul 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • tablet, clay, 1920.11, 17359.13, Photographed by Denise Baynham, digital, 21 Jul 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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