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Statue of Lamassu
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Statue of Lamassu

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    Statue of Lamassu

    Published 2017-08-03T17:15:10+00:00

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    Lamassu is a mixed creature of humanbull and eagle. In the Neo-Assyrian period, large statues of these creatures would be placed at entrances as gate guards, to protect the building from all sorts of malice and evil spirits.

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    Date published 03/08/2017
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    Title Statue og Lamassu
    Date 8th century B.C.
    Period Neo-Assyrian
    Medium Marble
    Artist Unknown artist
    Place Istanbul Museum of the Ancient Orient
    Object Parts
    4559 Istanbul Archaeological Ancient Orient Lamassu Nice Repaired Repaired.stl
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