Head of winged bull. Assyrian, about 728 BC. From Nimrud, Central Palace. This fragment of a human-headed winged bull, from Tiglath-pileser III's palace, is carved in low relief like a wall-panel. There is a marked contrast with the colossal figures, in very high relief, of both earlier and later periods.

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Head of winged bull. Assyrian, about 728 BC. From Nimrud, Central Palace. This fragment of a human-headed winged bull, from Tiglath-pileser III's palace, is carved in low relief like a wall-panel. There is a marked contrast with the colossal figures, in very high relief, of both earlier and later periods.

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