File:Human headed winged bull profile.jpg

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Summary

Description

English: Lamassu (Human-headed winged bull) heading left. Relief from the m wall, k door, of king Sargon II's palace at Dur Sharrukin in Assyria (now Khorsabad in Iraq), ca. 713–716 BC.

Français : Taureau androcéphale ailé de profil, tourné vers la gauche. Bas-relief de la façade m, porte k, du palais bâti par Sargon II à Dur Sharukin, en Assyrie (actuelle Khorsabad, Iraq), v. 713–716 av. J.-C.

Dimensions

H. 4.2 m (165 ¼ in.), W. 4.4 m (173 in.), D. 1 m (39 ¼ in.)

Current location

( Inventory) Louvre Museum

	Native name	Musée du Louvre
	Location	Paris
	Coordinates	48° 51′ 37.42″ N, 2° 20′ 15.36″ E
	Established	1793
	Website	www.louvre.fr
	Authority control	WorldCat

Department of Oriental antiquities, Richelieu, ground floor, room 4

Accession number

AO 19858

Credit line

Excavated by Paul-Émile Botta, 1843–1844

Source/Photographer

Marie-Lan Nguyen (2005)

Licensing

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