Lamassu (winged bull)

c. 713–706 BC · Assyria

Guardians of Sargon II’s palace gates at Khorsabad, with a human head, bull’s body and eagle’s wings, and five legs so it seems to stand from the front and walk from the side.

Date

c. 713–706 BC

Civilization

Assyria

Found at

Khorsabad

Where it is today

Louvre, Paris

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