About the creation

Cherubim

Artist name: Unknown artist

Two cherubim stand at both sides of a tree comprised of two entwined snakes. The cherubim have the winged bodies of leopards with reptilian feet. They wear crowns and hold curved swords. Based on the a vase of the Sumerian king Gudea of Lagash, 2100 BCE.

Technique: Ink drawing

Date: 1970