Statue winged lion human face North-West Royal Palace of Ashurnasirpal II Nimrud 883–859 Mesopotamia Iraq Kalhu Assyria

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Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BC) built his beautiful Northwest Palace at Nimrud. Site of Nimrud is located on the Tigris River in modern-day Iraq. Palace's interior decoration included carved stone panels.

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Location: Nimrud Iraq
Photo credit: © Peter Horree / Alamy / Afripics
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