Fig. 2: Lamassu (Human-headed winged lion) from the Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Iraq, ca. 883–859 BCE. | npj Heritage Science

Fig. 2: Lamassu (Human-headed winged lion) from the Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Iraq, ca. 883–859 BCE.

From: Impact assessment of construction methods and support structures on vibration levels of ancient reliefs

Fig. 2

a Assembly of a statue (photograph taken 9/10/1957). b Completed statue as displayed in the galleries prior to the renovation project: 311.2 × 62.2 × 276.9 cm. Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1932, 32.143.2. Photographs courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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