winged bull
Mesopotamian palace sentinel
A winged bull is a mythological creature with a bull's body and bird's wings, prominent in ancient Near Eastern art.
Assyrian palaces featured massive stone winged bulls with human heads, called lamassu, as guardian figures flanking doorways.
The image appears in biblical prophecy and ancient iconography as a symbol of power and divine protection.
- AssyrianAncient Mesopotamian people
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
- guardian spiritProtective supernatural being
- sphinxMysterious, unreadable person
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
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