Title

Paris, The Louvre, Near Eastern Antiquities

Caption

France, Ile de France region, Paris 1st arrondissement, the Louvre Museum, Near Eastern Antiquities, Room 229
An orthostat depicting a servant holding four horses by their harnesses, from the palace of Sargon II at Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad), 721–705 BC

Date

Nov 20, 2025

Credit line

Gilles Targat/Photo12

Reference

GTT25A07_376

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.1Mb (2.4Mb) / 11.2in x 15.0in / 3346 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sculpture Architecture Relief Mythical creature Fantastic beast Monumental Monument Antiquity Art Culture History Louvre Museum Museum Paris Patrimony Assyria Neo-Assyrian Beard 8th century BC Horse Man Servant Doubling Repetition Perspective Ornament Plume Pompom Bobble Mythology Iraq Nobody No people