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_386
License type
Rights managed
Available size
51.2Mb (3.8Mb) / 16.8in x 11.8in / 5048 x 3544 (300dpi)