Title

Relief. Winged protective genius

Caption

Relief. Winged protective genius, 8th century BC. Palace of Sargon II of Assyria. Khorsabad, Iraq. Louvre Museum. Paris, France.

Date

1999

Credit line

Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive

Reference

UMG21A13_469

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57,0Mb (4,6Mb) / 12,0in x 18,5in / 3595 x 5541 (300dpi)

Keywords

8th century BC Assyria Assyrian Detail Dur-Sharrukin Empire France Iraq Khorsabad Louvre Louvre Museum Mesopotamia Mesopotamian Near East Neo-Assyrian Palace Paris Sargon II Sargon II of Assyria ancient ancient age antique archaeology art assyrians beard blessing calcareous carved dynasty eighth century BC genius history king kingdom male museum mythology old period protective relief reliefs religion sargonid scene sculpture society stone winged