Assyrian Lamassu Relief - Winged Lion Guardian Sculpture from Nimrud #16102 (License: Personal Use)

This black-and-white line rendering replicates a Neo-Assyrian lamassu sculpture from the 9th-7th century BCE, likely originating from Nimrud or Khorsabad. The figure combines a lion’s muscular body, an eagle’s outstretched wings and beaked head, and human-like facial features, standing on a plinth with a knotted rope harness and a curled tail ending in a decorative tassel. Such statues flanked palace gates as apotropaic guardians, embodying divine authority and warding off evil.

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