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Lower body remains of a lion lamassu, facing right. Back side of sculpture cut flat to fit flush against wall block of entrance with a notch near the front paw to receive the next slab around the corner.
Standard Inscription of Ashurnasirpal II carved across entire block and body, including the legs and paws.
Top surfaces badly eroded from exposure to the weather.
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Date: period of Ashurnasirpal II
Material: limestone/Mosul alabaster
Dimensions: L= 3.70m; W = 0.77m; max. H = 1.00m; plinth c.20cm high
Provenance: Found (in square N20/E10; #4 on the site plan) in situ (resting on a foundation of small stone blocks, c.30 x 35 x 15cm) to the right of the main entrance to the Central Building, attributed to Ashurnasirpal II.
Inv. # NA1-74
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Lower body remains of a bull lamassu, facing left (broken into 4 pieces). Back side of sculpture cut flat to fit flush against wall block of entrance, with notch by front legs to receive slab around the corner.
Standard Inscription of Ashurnasirpal II carved across entire surface of the block and body, including the legs.
Top surfaces badly eroded from exposure to the weather.
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Date: period of Ashurnasirpal II
Material: limestone/Mosul alabaster.
Dimensions: L= 3.70m; W = 0.61m; max. H = 1.05m; plinth c.20cm high
Provenance: Found (in square N20/E10; #5 on the site plan) in situ (resting on a foundation of small stone blocks, c.30 x 35 x 15cm) to the right of the main entrance to the Central Building, attributed to Ashur-nasir-pal II.
Inv. # NA2-74
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Lion and bull lamassu (NA1 & 2-74; see above) seen together in situ.
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| Lower body remains of a bull lamassu, facing right. Surface badly weathered from exposure; only traces of original cuneiform inscriptions remain.
Found on its side, having been pushed over in Antiquity but still resting on its original line of foundation stones.
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Date: period of Ashurnasirpal II
Material: limestone/Mosul alabaster
Dimensions: L= 3.68m; W = 0.55m; max. H = 0.96m; plinth H c.27cm
Provenance: Found (in square N20/E0; #6 on site plan) not in situ; originally stood to the left of the main entrance to the Central Building, attributed to Ashurnasirpal II.
Inv. # NA5-74
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The lower body remains of a lion lamassu, facing left; broken into 3 pieces.
The Standard Inscription of Ashur-nasir-pal II is carved across entire surface of the block and body, including the legs and paws, as well as across the back.
Upper part and front lost; remaining surfaces weather-worn.
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Date: period of Ashurnasirpal II
Material: limestone/Mosul alabaster
Dimensions: L= 3.35m; W = 0.55m; max. H = 1.30m; plinth H = 20cm
Provenance: Found out of position (in square N20/E0; #7 on site plan) to the left of the main entrance to the Central Building, attributed to Ashur-nasir-pal II.
Inv. # NA4-74
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Part of a lion lamassu leg (the images show both sides of the single fragment).
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Date: not specified (from its findspot, most likely Ashur-nasir-pal II)
Material: not specified
Dimensions: H = 0.52m; W = 0.35m
Provenance: N20/E10 (in the western part but near the lion lamassu)
Inv. # NA33-76
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Remains of a bull lamassu (broken and sawn into four pieces and with its upper body and head sawn away), facing right, that originally stood (farther east) inside along the north wall of the main entryway into the so-called Shalmaneser Building, attributed to Shalmaneser III.
Both sides are inscribed. The text (part of the King's Annals) begins on the back of the statue (and thus invisible to passersby), continues across the front of the lamassu, and then continues again on the back of its southern counterpart (see immediately below; Sobolewski 1982:331, 335).
More specifically, the text on the rear of the sculpture is set c.29cm in from the edge apparently to leave space for a facade slab that would have abutted the lamassu at right angles (see image directly below).
This sculpture, along with its mate (see below) had been observed by Layard, apparently in better condition, before being more fully exposed by the Polish team (Sobolewski 1981: 258-61).
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Date: period of Shalmaneser III
Material: limestone/Mosul alabaster
Dimensions: max. H = 2.44m; plinth L = 4.72m; plinth W = 0.77m
Provenance: square N0/W10 (#12 on the site plan)
Inv. # NA78-75
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Inscription on the rear of the lamassu depicted above (not the margin next to the inscription meant for the abutting facade slab).
Inv. # NA78a-75
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| Remains of a bull lamassu, facing left, that originally stood inside along the south wall of the main entryway into the so-called Shalmaneser Building, attributed to Shalmaneser III (paired with the lamassu shown directly above). As with its partner sculpture, the upper parts of the animal and head have been sawn away.
Inscribed on both sides continuing the inscription begun on the northern lamassu.
This sculpture, along with its mate (see above) had been observed by Layard, apparently in better condition, before being more fully exposed by the Polish team (Sobolewski 1981: 258-61).
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Date: period of Shalmaneser III
Material: limestone/Mosul alabaster
Dimensions: max. H = 2.51; plinth L = 4.38m; plinth max. W = 0.82m
Provenance: square S10/W10 (#13 on the site plan)
Inv. # NA79-75
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| Central Palace of Tiglath-pilesar III |
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| Left half of a bull lamassu formed from NA18-76, NA39-76, NA40-76 (for the individual pieces, see below), and a head found by Layard, published by Barnett & Falkner (pl.107), and now in the British Museum (#118879). The combination was originally published by Sobolewski.
The assemblage depicted here is by Learning Sites.
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Date: period of Tiglathpileser III
Dimensions: max. body H = 2.46m; max. W = 1.25m; H of plinth = 0.60 (lower left and bottom edges original)
Provenance (for the Polish finds): square N0/W30, SE corner (hover cursor over plan to zoom)
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| Relief depicting the partial wing of a lamassu (upper and right edges original). Also visible are parts of the crown and hair of the lamassu at the left edge.
Joins with NA18-76 & NA40-76 (see reconstruction above).
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Dimensions: H = 1.17m; W = 0.92m; Th = 0.16m (upper and right edges original)
Provenance: square N0/W30, SE corner
Inv. # NA39-76
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| Relief depicting the partial wing and upper front legs of a bull lamassu (left edge original). On the left edge margin (not visible in photo) are thumb and part of a plant belonging to a genius facing right that must have originally stood at right angles to this full slab, probably marking a doorway.
Joins with NA18-76 & NA39-76 (see reconstruction above).
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Dimensions: H = 0.89m; W = 1.22m; Th = 0.16m (left edge original)
Provenance: square N0/W30, SE corner
Inv. # NA40-76
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| Bas-relief slab fragment depicting the lower part of the legs of a monumental bull facing left (left side and bottom original).
Joins with NA39-76 & NA40-76 (see reconstruction above).
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Dimensions: max. H = 1.07m; H of plinth = 0.60m; W = 1.25m; Th = 0.15m (left and bottom edges original)
Provenance: square N0/W30 (hover cursor over plan to zoom)
Inv. # NA18-76
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| Lower portion of a bull lamassu facing left (the northeastern guardian animal of a gateway). Five legs are carved; there is no inscription visible.
One of the bulls discovered in 1854 by Loftus.
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Date: not specified (possibly Tiglath-pilesar III)
Material: not specified
Dimensions: max. H = 0.87m; L = 3.48m; front W = 0.68m
Provenance: found in situ; square S10/W80 (#14 on the plan)
Inv. # NA35-76
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| Lower portion of a bull lamassu facing right (the northwestern guardian animal of a gateway). Five legs are carved; there is no inscription visible.
One of the bulls discovered in 1854 by Loftus.
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Date: not specified (possibly Tiglath-pilesar III)
Material: not specified
Dimensions: max. H = 0.72m; L = 3.58m; front W = 0.63m
Provenance: found in situ; square S10/W80 (#15 on the plan)
Inv. # NA36-76
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| Lower portion of a bull lamassu facing right (the southeastern guardian animal of a gateway). Five legs are carved; there is no inscription visible. Smaller in size than the two facing north on the other side of the gate.
One of the bulls discovered in 1854 by Loftus.
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Date: not specified (possibly Tiglath-pilesar III)
Material: not specified
Dimensions: no H given (from the scale in the photo H = c.0.95m); L = 2.98m; front W = 0.60m
Provenance: found in situ; square S20/W80 (#16 on the plan)
Inv. # NA37-76
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