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Ugallu

Neo-Assyrian Gypsum Wall Panel Relief of an Ugallu and a Lahmu, Reign of Ashurbanipal, North Palace Nineveh.
Ugallu was a lion-headed storm-demon and has the feet of a bird who is featured on protective amulets and apotropaic yellow clay or tamarisk figurines of the first millennium BC but had its origins in the early second millennium.
Displayed in the British Museum London

This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Ilford Delta 3200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.
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6 comments

Annemarie said:

beautiful image

Happy Wednesday!
20 months ago ( translate )

Roger (Grisly) said:

Impressive wall panel, HWW
20 months ago ( translate )

Xata said:

HWW, fine pannel
20 months ago ( translate )

Wierd Folkersma said:

the oldest wall of today, HWW!
20 months ago

Dinesh said:

Thanks for the info., Remember having read something about this sometime back

Thanks for the image and "write" HWW and have a great day
20 months ago

trester88 said:

Beeindruckendes Relief! HWW!
20 months ago ( translate )