relief mural
Décor : Lamassu (taureau : androcéphale, aile, patte : 5, boucle d'oreille à pendant) ; inscription Etat de l'oeuvre : complet Précision sur l'objet : Relief inscrit représentant un Lamassu sous la forme d'un taureau androcéphale ailé à cinq pattes, coiffé d'une tiare à deux paires de cornes et portant des boucles d'oreilles à pendant. Une inscription est visible entre les pattes, une autre au revers ; a été découpé en six plaques pour faciliter le transport.
Details
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- Dimensions
- Hauteur 420 cm; Largeur 436 cm; Epaisseur 97 cm
- Department
- Département des Antiquités orientales
- Holding institution
- Musée du Louvre
- Image provider
- wikimedia-commons
- License
- Public domain
- Credit
- Musée du Louvre, Département des Antiquités orientales
Art Genome Taxonomy
8 tags
Subject Matter
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Hybrids and Imaginary Creatures Both · 99%
The image shows a composite figure with a human head, bull body, wings, and multiple legs; the catalog explicitly identifies it as a lamassu.
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Animals Both · 97%
The figure has the muscular body, legs, hooves, and tail of a bull, consistent with the catalog description of a bull-form lamassu.
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Text Metadata · 98%
The catalog identifies the object as inscribed, with one inscription between the legs and another on the reverse; the writing is not legible in the photograph.
Visual Qualities
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Highly Detailed Visual · 98%
The surface is densely articulated with repeated curls, feather rows, textile patterns, horns, earrings, and incised lines.
Medium and Techniques
Time Periods
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Ancient Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work to the Neo-Assyrian period, approximately 721–705 BCE.
Materials
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Stone Both · 99%
The catalog identifies the material as gypsum alabaster, and the image shows a massive pale mineral slab with a carved surface.
Source & rights
Roi Roiability. Paris 2016