Winged human-headed bull: Though the entrance. Originally part of Sargon II's capital Dur Sharrukin, now Khorsabad.

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Winged human-headed bull: Though the entrance. Originally part of Sargon II's capital Dur Sharrukin, now Khorsabad. From the Louvre's Department of Near Eastern Antiquities: Mesopotamia. Louvre Museum, Paris, Île-de-France, France

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Size: 3719px × 3355px
Location: Louvre Museum, Paris, Île-de-France, France
Photo credit: © Marshall Ikonography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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