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Winged bull with human head-AO 19859  wikidata:Q63677184 reasonator:Q63677184
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Winged bull with human head-AO 19859
label QS:Len,"Winged bull with human head-AO 19859"
label QS:Len-gb,"Winged bull with human head-AO 19859"
label QS:Lfr,"Taureau androcéphale ailé"
Object type sculpture / archaeological artifact Edit this at Wikidata
Description
Human-headed winged bull. Relief from the gate N°3, Palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad (Dur Sharrukin), 713–706 BCE.
Date 8th century BC
date QS:P,-750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
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Medium stone Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions H. 4.28 m (14 ft. ½ in.), W. 4.21 m (13 ft. 9 ½ in.)
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Department of Oriental Antiquities, Richelieu, ground floor, room 4
Accession number
AO 19859
Place of discovery palace of Dur-Sharrukin Edit this at Wikidata
Object history
Credit line Excavations of Paul-Émile Botta, 1843–1844
References Louvre Museum ARK ID: 010122685 Edit this at Wikidata
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Source/Photographer Jastrow (2006)
Français : Taureau androcéphale ailé. Bas-relief ornant la porte n°3 de Dur-Sharrukin, le palais de Sargon II (Khorsabad, Iraq), 713-706 av. J.-C.

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current14:37, 15 June 2006Thumbnail for version as of 14:37, 15 June 20062,000 × 1,875 (2.76 MB)Jastrow (talk | contribs){{Louvre-ext |Unknown |Human-headed winged bull. Relief from the gate N°3, Palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad (Dur Sharrukin), 713–706 BCE. |H. 4.28 m (14 ft. ½ in.), W. 4.21 m (13 ft. 9 ½ in.) |Excavations of Paul-Émile Botta, 1843–1844 |AO 198

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