Title

Paris, The Louvre, Near Eastern Antiquities

Caption

France, Ile de France region, Paris 1st arrondissement, the Louvre Museum, Near Eastern Antiquities, Room 229
Fragments of orthostats and a winged guardian deity, from the palace of Sargon II at Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad), 721–705 BC

Date

Nov 20, 2025

Credit line

Gilles Targat/Photo12

Reference

GTT25A07_396

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.8Mb (2.5Mb) / 17.7in x 11.8in / 5312 x 3543 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sculpture Architecture Low Relief Relief Monumental Monument Antiquity Art Culture History Louvre Museum Museum Paris Patrimony Assyria Neo-Assyrian 8th century BC Man Face Detail Fragment Servant Tributary Spirit Genie Mythology Iraq Nobody No people