Genie holding a poppy

c. 716–713 BC · Assyria

Genie holding a poppy, from Assyria, dated c. 716–713 BC. It was found at Khorsabad. Today it is kept at the Louvre, Paris.

Date

c. 716–713 BC

Civilization

Assyria

Found at

Khorsabad

Where it is today

Louvre, Paris

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