Title
Paris, The Louvre, Near Eastern Antiquities
Caption
France, Ile de France region, Paris 1st arrondissement, the Louvre Museum, Near Eastern Antiquities, Room 229
Cast of a lamassu, a winged bull with a human head, guardian of the gate of Sargon II’s palace at Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad), 8th century BC
Copy dating from 1857
Date
Nov 20, 2025
Credit line
Gilles Targat/Photo12
Reference
GTT25A07_387
License type
Rights managed
Available size
43.0Mb (2.1Mb) / 14.4in x 11.6in / 4328 x 3472 (300dpi)