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Human–headed winged lion (lamassu), 883–859 b.c.; Neo–Assyrian period, reign of Ashurnasirpal II. Excavated at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), northern Mesopotamia. Lamassu: an Assyrian protective deity, often depicted as having a human's head, a body of an ox or a lion, and bird's wings. In some writings, it is portrayed to represent a female deity. Large lamassu figures up to nearly 5 metres high are spectacular showpieces in Assyrian sculpture, where they are the largest figures known to have been made. In art, lamassu were depicted as hybrids, either winged bulls or lions with the head of a human male. The motif of a winged animal with a human head is common to the Near East, first recorded in Ebla around 3000 BCE. The first distinct lamassu motif appeared in Assyria during the reign of Tiglath-Pileser II as a symbol of power. Assyrian sculpture typically placed prominent pairs of lamassu at entrances in palaces, facing the street and also internal courtyards. Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germany. Omtale av inskripsjonene; A close-up view of the “standard inscription of the Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II.” A hand of an Apkallu (sage) appears on the right. This inscription narrates the king’s title and achievements and is repeated on almost all wall reliefs at the North-West palace. Neo-Assyrian era, 865-860 BCE. From the North-West palace at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu; biblical Calah), northern Mesopotamia, Iraq. Various artifacts from the Assyrian Empire. Pergamonmuseet (Pergamonmuseum) ligger på Museumsinsel i Berlin. Bygd 1910-1930. Omfatter antikksamlingen (gresk og romersk kunst og arkitektur), Det forasiatiske museet (Vorderasiatisches Museum) og Museet for islamsk kunst (Museum für Islamische Kunst). Besøkes av ca. 850 000 årlig. En hovedattraksjo er Pergamonalteret, gravd fram av tyske arkeologer fra oldtidsbyen Pergamon i Lilleasia og satte opp i Berlin.

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Human–headed winged lion (lamassu), 883–859 b.c.; Neo–Assyrian period, reign of Ashurnasirpal II. Excavated at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), northern Mesopotamia. Lamassu: an Assyrian protective deity, often depicted as having a human's head, a body of an ox or a lion, and bird's wings. In some writings, it is portrayed to represent a female deity. Large lamassu figures up to nearly 5 metres high are spectacular showpieces in Assyrian sculpture, where they are the largest figures known to have been made. In art, lamassu were depicted as hybrids, either winged bulls or lions with the head of a human male. The motif of a winged animal with a human head is common to the Near East, first recorded in Ebla around 3000 BCE. The first distinct lamassu motif appeared in Assyria during the reign of Tiglath-Pileser II as a symbol of power. Assyrian sculpture typically placed prominent pairs of lamassu at entrances in palaces, facing the street and also internal courtyards. Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germany. Omtale av inskripsjonene; A close-up view of the “standard inscription of the Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II.” A hand of an Apkallu (sage) appears on the right. This inscription narrates the king’s title and achievements and is repeated on almost all wall reliefs at the North-West palace. Neo-Assyrian era, 865-860 BCE. From the North-West palace at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu; biblical Calah), northern Mesopotamia, Iraq. Various artifacts from the Assyrian Empire. Pergamonmuseet (Pergamonmuseum) ligger på Museumsinsel i Berlin. Bygd 1910-1930. Omfatter antikksamlingen (gresk og romersk kunst og arkitektur), Det forasiatiske museet (Vorderasiatisches Museum) og Museet for islamsk kunst (Museum für Islamische Kunst). Besøkes av ca. 850 000 årlig. En hovedattraksjo er Pergamonalteret, gravd fram av tyske arkeologer fra oldtidsbyen Pergamon i Lilleasia og satte opp i Berlin.
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