Door Lintel with Gods' Heads

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 16 July 2014
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Door Lintel with Gods' Heads

This door lintel was sculpted with the shape of different gods' heads. Each god represents one day of the week. 2nd to 3rd century CE. From Hatra, Modern Al-Jazeera Region, Ninawa Governorate, Iraq. (The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, July 16). Door Lintel with Gods' Heads. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/2766/

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Amin, Osama S. M. "Door Lintel with Gods' Heads." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 16, 2014. https://www.ancient.eu/image/2766/.

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Amin, Osama S. M. "Door Lintel with Gods' Heads." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 16 Jul 2014. Web. 03 Jun 2020.

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