This 16-foot tall human-headed winged bull, from the courtyard of the Assyrian King Sargon II (8th century BCE), is perhaps the museum's most prized piece. It dominates a room dedicated to the finds of Khorsabad, the capital of ancient Assyria.
This 16-foot tall human-headed winged bull, from the courtyard of the Assyrian King Sargon II (8th century BCE), is perhaps the museum's most prized piece. It dominates a room dedicated to the finds of Khorsabad, the capital of ancient Assyria.