File:Hero lion Dur-Sharrukin Louvre AO19862.jpg

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A hero taming a lion. Bas-relief from the façade of the throne room, in the Assyrian Palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad (Dur Sharrukin), 713–706 BCE.

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English: Hero mastering a lion. Relief from the façade of the throne room, Palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad (Dur Sharrukin), 713–706 BCE.
Français : Héros maîtrisant un lion. Bas-relief de la façade du palais de Sargon II à Khorsabad (Dur-Sharrukin), 713-706 av. J.-C.
Italiano: Eroe armato che doma il leone; bassorilievo da Khorsabad, risalente al periodo di Sargon II (VIII secolo a.C.), alto m 4,45 è in pietra alabastrina. Conservato presso il Museo del Louvre. In passato tale figura è stata identificata in modo erroneo con Gilgameš; in realtà si tratta di una figura risalente al periodo protodinastico e utilizzata nei rilievi di Šarrukin (Khorsabad) per decorare i prospetti esterni delle corti, vedi Enrico Ascalone, Mesopotamia, Milano, Electa, 2005, p.15
Dimensions H. 5.52 m (18 ft. 1 ¼ in.), W. 2.18 m (7 ft. 1 ¾ in.), D. 63 cm (24 ¾ in.)
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Department of Oriental Antiquities, Richelieu, ground floor, room 4
Accession number
AO 19862
Credit line Excavations of Paul-Émile Botta, 1843–1844
Source/Photographer Jastrow (2006)

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