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Consider the Style and Purpose of the Female Figures Portrayed

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Consider the style and purpose of the female figures portrayed in Head of a Woman (Fig. 2-3), Carved Vessel (Fig. 2-4), and Assurbanipal and His Queen in the Garden (Fig. 2-18). What do these images suggest about the role of women in Mesopotamia?


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