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
Right: Lamassu, a winged bull with a human head, guardian of the gate of Sargon II’s palace at Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad), 8th century BC
Date
Nov 20, 2025
Credit line
Gilles Targat/Photo12
Reference
GTT25A07_383
License type
Rights managed
Available size
47.5Mb (2.7Mb) / 16.4in x 11.3in / 4912 x 3383 (300dpi)