SUMERIAN HUMBABA POTTERY MASK
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Ca. 3500 BC. A pottery grotesque head with a prominent nose and grimacing mouth, depicting Humbaba. In Sumerian and Akkadian mythology, Humbaba was a giant and guardian of the Cedar Forest in the "Land of the Living". He appears in several Sumerian myths, such as the Epic of Gilgamesh.Size: L:80mm / W:75mm; 155gProvenance: Property of London gallery; acquired on the US art market.
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SUMERIAN HUMBABA POTTERY MASK
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