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Lamassu

Ashur-nasir-pal (or Central) Building
Shalmaneser Building


Ashur-nasir-pal (or Central) Building
Central Building lion lamassu
Lower body remains of a lion lamassu, facing right, that originally stood to the right of the main entrance to the Central Building, attributed to Ashur-nasir-pal II.

Limestone/Mosul alabaster.

L= 3.70m; W = 0.77m; max. H = 1.00m

Inv. # NA1-74

See also renders from the 3D computer model of the sculpture and a virtual reality re-creation.

(click on image to enlarge - 294k)

Central Building lion lamassu
Side view of above lamassu.

Inv. # NA1a-74

(click on image to enlarge - 228k)


bull lamassu NA2-1974
Lower body remains of a bull lamassu, facing left, that originally stood to the right of the main entrance to the Central Building, attributed to Ashur-nasir-pal II.

Limestone/Mosul alabaster.

L= 3.70m; W = 0.61m; max. H = 1.05m

See also renders from the 3D computer model of the sculpture and a virtual reality re-creation.

Inv. # NA2-74

(click on image to enlarge - 263k)


bull lamassu
Lower body remains of a bull lamassu, facing right, that originally stood to the left of the main entrance to the Central Building, attributed to Ashur-nasir-pal II.

Limestone/Mosul alabaster.

L= 3.68m; W = 0.55m; max. H = 0.96m

See also renders from the 3D computer model of the sculpture.

Inv. # NA5-74

(click on image to enlarge - 271k)


Following three photos show the lower body remains of a lion lamassu, facing left, that originally stood to the left of the main entrance to the Central Building, attributed to Ashur-nasir-pal II.

Limestone/Mosul alabaster.

L= 3.35m; W = 0.55m; max. H = 1.30m

Inv. # NA4-74

(click on image to enlarge - 250k)

(click here for high-res image - 870k)

Lion lamassu, as above, 3/4 front view.

Inv. # NA4a-74

(click on image to enlarge - 320k)

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Lion lamassu, as above, rear view, showing the Standard Inscription of Ashur-nasir-pal II.

Inv. # NA4b-74

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(click here for high-res image - 1.1mb)


Shalmaneser Building
Shalmaneser building, north lamassu Remains of a bull lamassu, facing right, that originally stood inside along the north wall of the main entryway into the so-called Shalmaneser Building, attributed to Shalmaneser III.

See also renders from the 3D computer model of the sculpture.

Inv. # NA78-75

(click on image to enlarge - 219k)

Shalmaneser building, north lamassu Inscription on the rear of the lamassu depicted above.

See also renders from the 3D computer model of the sculpture.

Inv. # NA78a-75

(click on image to enlarge - 213k)

Shalmaneser building, south lamassu Remains of a bull lamassu, facing left, that originally stood inside along the south wall of the main entryway into the so-called Shalmaneser Building, attributed to Shalmaneser III.

See also renders from the 3D computer model of the sculpture.

Inv. # NA79-75

(click on image to enlarge - 246k)

 
 
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