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Human-headed winged lion (lamassu), c.883–859 BC (gypsum alabaster)

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Human-headed winged lion (lamassu), c.883–859 BC (gypsum alabaster)
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Neo-Assyrian, (9th century BC)
Location
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Medium
gypsum alabaster
Date
c. 883 BC - c. 859 BC (C9th BC)
Dimensions
311.2x62.2x276.9 cms
Image description

The great Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II (r. 883–859 B.C.) undertook a vast building programme at Nimrud, ancient Kalhu in Northern Iraq including a palace guarded by stone animals. Lamassu supported important doorways and the horned cap attests to its divinity, and the belt signifies its power.

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Middle East / middle east / relief / iraq / wings / protecting / divinity / lion / palace / guarding / archaeological / near east / sculpture / protector / archaeology / mesopotamia / cap / nineveh / stone / winged / doorway / neo-assyrian / horned / guardian / mesopotamian / assyria / nimrud / calah / assyrian / lamassu / kalhu

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