🇬🇧 One of the most striking pieces in the British Museum’s collection is the colossal pair of human-headed winged bulls, known as lamassu, from the gateway of Khorsabad, Iraq. Sculpted around 710 BC during the reign of Sargon II, these magnificent statues once stood as guardians at the entrance of Dur-Sharrukin, Sargon’s capital city. Their presence was more than just symbolic; they were believed to … Continue reading Khorsabad Gateway