Caption

Winged portal figure from Nimrud, bull with human head and wings, pre-Christian founding of the city, capital of the Assyrian Empire, ancient Oriental ruins near Mosul, excavations, Iraq, historical illustration 1869

Date

Jan 12, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Wolfgang Diederich

Reference

BRK26B26_331

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No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

69.2Mb (5.8Mb) / 17.6in x 15.3in / 5275 x 4585 (300dpi)

Keywords

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