Self-portrait as Lamassu. I think it would be pretty rad to be a Lamassu, frankly… this was my inking warm-up for tonight.
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Lamassu on the Move!
This custom built Lamassu piece, built for our just finished Mesopotamia Exhibit, is moving. Unlike the rest of the artifacts and sets which are travelling back to their museums ‘round the world, this ancient god will find a permanent home somewhere else in the ROM. Watch for it to reappear later this Winter!
Wow!
Lamassu Project: A new look for the Lamassu!
الثور المجنح لماسو - نمرود
أثار أشورية من حقبة اشور بانيبال ٨٨٠ قبل الميلاد في متحف المتروبوليتان في نيو يورك
Human-headed winged bull and winged lion (lamassu) in the Metropolitan Museum in New York
From the ninth to the seventh century B.C., the kings of Assyria ruled over a vast empire centered in northern Iraq (Nineveh currently). The great Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II (r. 883–859 B.C.) undertook a vast building program at Nimrud, ancient Kalhu. Until it became the capital city under Ashurnasirpal, Nimrud had been no more than a provincial town.
Breathtaking!
المتحف الوطني العراقي .. بغداد
من اثار بلاد مابين النهرين
A lamassu at the Iraqi National Museum, Baghdad, Iraq.
The perfect bookend: Lamassu bookend lion
Found on Instagram; street art from East Village, New York (USA)
Love the lamassu with cuneiform on the head piece) and of course the Ishtar Gate lions.