Unusual Ancient Winged Half-Human And Half-Animal Divine Creature With Supernatural Powers

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – This unusual figure is unique in many ways. It represents a winged half-human and half-animal creature credited with supernatural powers. It is made of silver and electrum and dates back to the latter half of the 3rd millennium B.C.

Unusual winged half-human and half-animal creature. Image credit: Miho Museum

The figure is about 12 cm high up to the top of the head.

As you can see, this being squats with his left knee up, directs his face slightly upward, and extends his arms forward. A pair of large electrum wings with engraved sword-shaped feathers emerge from each side of his upper arms. Each limb has four talons at its end. The figure’s hair is shown in tufts with a herringbone-like pattern over its back. A thin electrum sheet covers the face, with the forehead and ears.

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