9h 17min, may 20, 720 y BC - Lamassu

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720-705 BCE
Alabaster
Iraq
• Represent the power of the kings
• Winged bulls with the head of a man
• Carved from monolithic stone
• 5 legs gave two different images- stillness (front) and movement (side)

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ByKailee

23 Jan 2018

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Date:

9h 17min, may 20, 720 y BC

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~ 2747 years ago

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