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Lion ailé à tête humaine

ca. 883–859 BCE
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Ce lion ailé était posté, comme d’autres imposantes statues de bêtes ailées, aux portes du palais d’Ashurnazirpal II à Nimrud pour protéger le roi contre les forces malfaisantes et impressionner tous ceux qui pénétraient dans le palais. Leur tête est couronnée d’un bonnet à cornes typique des divinités du Proche-Orient ancien. Le lion est doté de cinq pattes, de sorte que vu de face, il semble immobile et ferme, tandis que vu de profil, il paraît avancer. Quel que soit l’angle, l’animal est complet, démontrant ainsi ses pouvoirs surnaturels et protecteurs.

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  • Titre: Lion ailé à tête humaine
  • Période: Période néo-assyrienne, règne d'Ashurnazirpal II
  • Date: v. 883–859 av. J.-C.
  • Aire géographique: Mésopotamie, fouilles de Kalhu (actuelle Nimrud)
  • Technique: Alabastrite
  • Dimensions: H. 3,1 m
  • Crédits: Don de John D. Rockefeller Jr, 1932
  • Accession Number: 32.143.2
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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