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León alado con cabeza humana

ca. 883–859 BCE
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Este león alado proviene del palacio de Asurnasirpal II en Nimrud. Era una de las enormes estatuas de piedra representando bestias aladas emplazadas en las jambas de las puertas del palacio para proteger al rey contra los maleficios y para impresionar a todos los que allí entraran. Las cabezas de estos animales están coronadas con los bonetes con cuernos típicos de las deidades del Próximo Oriente antiguo. Este león de cinco patas visto de frente parece estar inmóvil pero, visto de lado, avanza hacia adelante. Representado de este modo, el león aparece completo tanto si se le mira de frente como de perfil, haciendo patentes sus poderes sobrenaturales y protectores desde ambos puntos de vista.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: León alado con cabeza humana
  • Periodo: Periodo neoasirio, reinado de Asurnasirpal II
  • Fecha: ca. 883–859 a. C.
  • Geografía: Mesopotamia, excavado en Kalhu (actual Nimrud)
  • Material: Yeso de alabastro
  • Dimensiones: a. 3,1 m
  • Crédito: Donación de John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1932
  • Número de inventario: 32.143.2
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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