The Assyrian Protective Deity

The Assyrian Protective Deity
35.00
An 11" x 7.5" copper plate engraved with a picture of "Lamassu" the Human Headed Winged Bull of Assyria. The protective Assyrian deity. Made at the ancient Souq Al-Safafeer (The Copper smith market) in old Baghdad.
An 11" x 7.5" copper plate engraved with a picture of "Lamassu" the Human Headed Winged Bull of Assyria. The protective Assyrian deity. Made at the ancient Souq Al-Safafeer (The Copper smith market) in old Baghdad.
A lamassu, plural lumasi is an Assyrian protective deity, often depicted as having a human's head, a body of a bull or a lion, and bird's wings. In some writings, it is portrayed to represent a female deity. A less frequently used name is shedu.