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Sword, the hilt of which depicts Gilgamesh and Enkidu slaying Humbaba
Unknown1200 BCE - 800 BCE
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel
Details
- Title: Sword, the hilt of which depicts Gilgamesh and Enkidu slaying Humbaba
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1200 BCE - 800 BCE
- Location: Northwestern Iran
- Type: Sword
- Rights: Israel Antiquities Authority, Drawing of detail: © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem / by Noga Ze'evi, Photo © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem / by Meidad Suchowolski
- External Link: Israel Museum, Jerusalem
- Medium: Bronze
- Dimensions: L. of sword 74 cm, L. of handle 14 cm
- Curator: Peri, Laura A.
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