Lamassu head recovered from smugglers

c. 710 BC · Assyria

Lamassu head recovered from smugglers, from Assyria, dated c. 710 BC. It was found at Khorsabad. Today it is kept at the Iraq Museum, Baghdad.

Date

c. 710 BC

Civilization

Assyria

Found at

Khorsabad

Where it is today

Iraq Museum, Baghdad

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