Monster covered with scales, called the Scarface: protective spirit? Chlorite, limestone, iron. Around 2700 BC. Bactrian, Oxus civilisation.

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Bactrian, Oxus civilisation in Central Asia (today's Afghanistan). Part of the exhibition "The birth of writing in the Ancient Near East"

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Size: 3213px × 4819px
Location: Lens, France
Photo credit: © Adam Ján Figeľ / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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