BABYLONIAN TERRACOTTA VOTIVE WITH MOLDED RELIEF OF A BULL-MAN, ENKIDU, IN COMBAT WITH A LION

Enkidu was the feral friend and rival of Gilgamesh, hero of Sumerian epic poetry.
Height: 10.5 cm. (4 1/8 in.)
Width: 7 cm. (2 3/4 in.)
Ex: American private collection, R.B., acquired on the European market, 1991
#9796
Published:
Antiquarium, Ltd.; Ancient Treasures XIX. (London, 2020) p.3
Comparanda:
Musée du Louvre inv. no. AO 12449
Also, S. Langdon, “The Epic of Gilgamesh.” in Museum Journal Volume VIII, number 1 (Penn Museum, Philadelphia, 1917).