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 two servants carrying a chariot, from the palace of Sargon II at Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad), 721–705 BC

Date

Nov 20, 2025

Credit line

Gilles Targat/Photo12

Reference

GTT25A07_381

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54.3Mb (3.6Mb) / 18.0in x 11.7in / 5411 x 3506 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sculpture Architecture Relief Mythical creature Fantastic beast Monumental Monument Antiquity Art Culture History Louvre Museum Museum Paris Patrimony Assyria Neo-Assyrian Beard Museography 8th century BC Servant Beard Beardless Apple Cedar Situla Arc Quiver Sword Bladed weapon Mythology Iraq Nobody No people