Lamassu
c. 2000 BCE – 300 BCEattested
Assyria
- Mesopotamian
Winged bull with a human head, set in pairs at the gates of Assyrian palaces to ward off evil. Engineered with five legs so that from the front they stand firm and from the side they stride.
Known for
- winged bull guardian
- five legs for two views
- at the palace gate
Dates are estimates. A great deal of what this atlas covers is only datable to within a century.