WINGED ASSYRIAN BULL
Winged, human-headed bull, from the facade of the Palace of King Sargon II, Khorsabad, Late Assyrian Period, c.725 BC (gypsum), One of two alabaster guardian genies called lamassu that assured the foundations of the world and those of the palace of Sargon of Assyria, at Khorsabad
Picture No
10207721
Media ID
46564034
Size
2154px x 2788px
(6.9MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Iberfoto
Source
FRANCE. Paris. Louvre Museum
Date
circa 725 BC
