The Gate of Nimrud (Metropolitan Museum). Lamassu are human-headed, eagle-winged, bulls or lions that once protected cities in Mesopotamia. They were believed to be very powerful creatures, and served ...

An ancient lamassu, a statue of a winged bull, was rediscovered in Khorsabad. It was once part of one of the Dur Sharrukin gates. Ancient Assyrian statue re-excavated from Iraq: photos | Kansas ...

An ancient lamassu, a statue of a winged bull, was rediscovered in Khorsabad. It was once part of one of the Dur Sharrukin gates. Ancient Assyrian statue re-excavated from Iraq: photos | Tacoma ...

An ancient lamassu, a statue of a winged bull, was rediscovered in Khorsabad. It was once part of one of the Dur Sharrukin gates. Ancient Assyrian statue re-excavated from Iraq: photos | Fort ...

An ancient lamassu, a statue of a winged bull, was rediscovered in Khorsabad. It was once part of one of the Dur Sharrukin gates. Ancient Assyrian statue re-excavated from Iraq: photos | Wichita Eagle ...

The human-headed winged bulls or winged lions (Lamassu) are known as "Gateway figures" because they were placed at the entrance of palaces as guardian spirits on either side of the entrance, sometimes ...

Among the antiquities smashed by the jihadists was at least one lamassu. The statues are highly accurate reproductions, known as facsimiles, of two original statues portraying winged lions with ...

Two high-tech replicas of iconic Assyrian statues destroyed by the Islamic State group in northern Iraq were unveiled on Thursday at the University of Mosul. The real "lamassu" -- massive statues ...

Two vast reproduction Assyrian statues were unveiled in Iraq on Thursday as part of a project designed to restore the cultural heritage of Mosul, an ancient city badly damaged by recent conflicts.

Among the antiquities smashed by the jihadists was at least one lamassu. The statues are highly accurate reproductions, known as facsimiles, of two original statues portraying winged lions with ...

An ancient lamassu, a statue of a winged bull, was rediscovered in Khorsabad. It was once part of one of the Dur Sharrukin gates. Ancient Assyrian statue re-excavated from Iraq: photos | Lexington ...