The head of the statue (L) is preserved in the Iraqi Museum while the body (R) was re-discovered recently. Credit: Iraqi antiquity The recent discovery of a Lamassu deity dating back to almost ...

Photo from the Penn Museum Nearby, archaeologists found fragments of statues “which would have ... Photo from the Penn Museum In the decree, “the Assyrian king Adad-Nerari III (811-783 BCE ...

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