| Creator |
Unknown -- Architect -- Assyrian |
| Title |
Gate; Citadel of Sargon II (Palace complex of Sargon II) |
| Spatial Coverage |
Khorsabad (ancient Dur Sharrakin), Iraq -- Former |
| Repository |
Paris, Musee du Louvre |
| Description |
"Blessing genius" (left) and "Winged Human-Headed Bull" (right). |
| Work Dates |
721-705 BCE |
| Century |
-8 |
| Style Period |
Mesopotamian, Late Assyrian (Assyrian) |
| Culture |
Assyrian; Mesopotamian; Near Eastern |
| Technique |
Sculpture |
| Material |
Limestone |
| Measurements |
approximately 4.22 meters high |
| Subject |
Architectural elements -- Openings -- Gateway components -- Gates; Residential structures -- Dwellings -- Houses -- Official residences -- Palaces -- Royal palaces; Complexes; Mythology -- Near Eastern; Shedu (Akkadian legendary creature) |
| Image Source |
Sheila Muller. |
| Rights |
Digital Image Copyright University of Utah |
| Contributing Institution |
University of Utah |
| CA+P Accession No. |
ARCH-15802 |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Type |
Image |
| Digitization Specifications |
Scanned with a Nikon LS-4000 ED film scanner and saved as uncompressed TIFF. Color corrected manually in Photoshop CS and converted to JPEG. |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6t43x7s |
| Setname |
uu_cap_coa |
| ID |
89039 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6t43x7s |
