Assyrian lamassu from the Throne Room (Room B) of the North-West Palace at Nimrud (present-day Iraq)
Assyrian lamassu from the Throne Room (Room B) of the North-West Palace at Nimrud (present-day Iraq). Artist unknown; 9th century BCE. Now in the British Museum. -- source link
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