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Summary
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English:
Lamassu (Human-headed winged bull) heading left. Relief from the m wall, k door, of king Sargon II's palace at Dur Sharrukin in Assyria (now Khorsabad in Iraq), ca. 713–716 BC.
Français :
Taureau androcéphale ailé de profil, tourné vers la gauche. Bas-relief de la façade m, porte k, du palais bâti par Sargon II à Dur Sharukin, en Assyrie (actuelle Khorsabad, Iraq), v. 713–716 av. J.-C.
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| Date | 3 February 2005, 13:57:25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | H. 4.2 m (165 ¼ in.), W. 4.4 m (173 in.), D. 1 m (39 ¼ in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current location |
Department of Oriental antiquities, Richelieu, ground floor, room 4
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| Accession number |
AO 19858
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| Credit line | Excavated by Paul-Émile Botta, 1843–1844 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Marie-Lan Nguyen (2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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