The winged bull figure is lamassu, a likeness featured in Mesepotamian art between the 7th and 9th centuries, according to Britannica. Replicas (and near-replicas) of lamassu appear in museums ...

The incredible find, a lamassu-a mythical creature with the body of a bull, wings of a bird, and a human head-represents a powerful deity that once stood guard over the city of Dur-Sharrukin.

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