Title
Paris, The Louvre, Near Eastern Antiquities
Caption
France, Ile de France region, Paris 1st arrondissement, the Louvre Museum, Near Eastern Antiquities, Room 229
Lamassu, winged bulls with human heads, gatekeepers of Sargon II’s palace at Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad)
721–705 BC
Date
Nov 20, 2025
Credit line
Gilles Targat/Photo12
Reference
GTT25A07_369
License type
Rights managed
Available size
53.8Mb (1.7Mb) / 11.8in x 17.7in / 3543 x 5312 (300dpi)