Lamassu - Wikipedia
From Assyrian times, lamassu were depicted as hybrids, with bodies of either winged bulls or lions and heads of human males. [3] The motif of a winged animal with a human head is …
Human-headed winged bull (lamassu) | Assyrian | Neo-Assyrian
Human-headed winged bull (lamassu) From the ninth to the seventh century B.C., the kings of Assyria ruled over a vast empire centered in northern Iraq. The great Assyrian king …
Lamassu | Statue, Definition, Assyrian, & Facts | Britannica
Lamassu depict a winged creature with the bearded head of a human and the body of a bull or a lion. During the Assyrian period, Mesopotamian kings established palaces in cities such as …
Stunning 2,700-Year-Old Sculpture Unearthed in Iraq
2023年11月1日 · With the wings of a bird, the body of a bull and the head of a human, the lamassu is an imposing figure—especially when the Assyrian deity’s form is rendered in 18 …
Smarthistory – Lamassu from the citadel of Sargon II
Lamassu (winged human-headed bulls possibly lamassu or shedu) from the citadel of Sargon II, Dur Sharrukin (now Khorsabad, Iraq), Neo-Assyrian, c. 720–705 B.C.E., gypseous alabaster, …
Lamassu: The Ancient Assyrian Winged Bull Protective Goddess
2022年1月11日 · Lamassu, an ancient Mesopotamian deity also known as Lama or Lamma, was a protective figure often depicted as a human-headed winged bull or lion. Originally emerging …
Human-headed Winged Bull - Discovery, Collection Memory
This winged-bull, known as a lamassu from textual sources, was given to the OI by the Department of Antiquities in Iraq. The Assyrian sculpture was discovered in northern Iraq …
Lamassu – Ancient Art - University of Alabama
2015年3月12日 · In the Assyrian mythology there were human headed winged bulls/lions that were protective genies. During the 9 th century Nimrud Genies were protective, powerful …
The Mythical Lamassu - Assyrian International News Agency
2016年2月16日 · Archaeological research shows that it is likely that Lamassu were important for all the cultures which lived in the land of Mesopotamia and around it. Human-headed Assyrian …
A 2,700-Year-Old Sculpture of an Assyrian God—Once Buried for ...
2023年11月8日 · A remarkably well-preserved 2,700-year-old Assyrian Lamassu, an ancient deity in the shape of a winged bull with a human head, has been unearthed by archaeologists at …