Title
Paris, The Louvre, Near Eastern Antiquities
Caption
France, Ile de France region, Paris 1st arrondissement, the Louvre Museum, Near Eastern Antiquities, Room 229
Left: Orthostat depicting a hero subduing a lion, 721–705 BC
Right: Cast of a lamassu, a winged bull with a human head, gate guardian of Sargon II’s palace at Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad), 721–705 BC
Date
Nov 20, 2025
Credit line
Gilles Targat/Photo12
Reference
GTT25A07_371
License type
Rights managed
Available size
52.0Mb (3.0Mb) / 16.9in x 12.0in / 5061 x 3593 (300dpi)