Where is lamassu statue located

As part of the Met's Open Access policy , you can freely copy, modify and distribute this image, even for commercial purposes. This artwork is meant to be viewed from right to left. Scroll left to view more. Title: Human-headed winged lion lamassu. Period: Neo-Assyrian.

Date: ca. Geography: Mesopotamia, Nimrud ancient Kalhu. Culture: Assyrian. Medium: Gypsum alabaster. Dimensions: H. Credit Line: Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr. Accession Number: Visiting The Met? Human-headed winged lion lamassu ca. Listen Play or pause. Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies. We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time.

We are working to make it available as soon as possible. Public Domain. Open Access. Rockefeller; acquired by the Museum in but not accessioned until , gift of J. Budge, Ernest A. Annals of the Kings of Assyria. Volume I. London: Trustees of the British Museum, pp. Winlock, H. Written in Akkadian, the official language of the Neo- Assyrian Empire , both describe Sargon's building of his new capital, giving thanks to several gods.

Part of one inscription reads: "I planned day and night how to settle that city and how to raise its great shrines, the dwellings of the great gods, and my royal residential palaces. I spoke and commanded it to be built. At their gates I constructed a portico patterned after a Syrian palace and roofed it with cedar and cypress beams. At their entrances, I erected animals made of white stone resembling beasts of the mountain and sea.

Multiple tests were also carried out to assess the precise colour and texture of the lamassu, allowing for the creation of a suitable material - stucco marble - for the making of the facsimiles. These include numerous large-scale low-relief narrative scenes and even one panel designed to resemble a carpet or wall hanging.

Further fragments in Iraq still remain to be recorded. The scanned data was then processed and prepared for one of the largest high-resolution routing projects ever undertaken for conservation purposes.

The data was routed in sections in high-density polyurethane, and after the different parts had been put together to verify the overall fit, silicone moulds were made of each section and the routed sculptures were cast in stucco marble. You can read more about the scanning and rematerialisation here. Head of winged lion routed on high density polyurethane Coating the head with silicone.

Various layers of silicone were applied. The head was covered with stucco The fiberglass jacket ensures the stability of the mould. Silicone mould of the Lamassu head The silicone mould. The facsimiles were assembled at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden for their exhibition Nineveh.

Lamassu facsimiles created for the exhibition Nineveh at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden. The facsimiles installed in the exhibition Nineveh at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden.