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English: Apadana winged man. Iraq's heritage in Musée du Louvre, Paris, France.


Louvre Museum:Genius with two pairs of wings. In a gesture of magic protection, he holds a cedar cone in one hand, a bucket in the other. From Nimrud, capital of king Ashurnarzipal II (883-859 BCE). Gypseous alabaster, H: 228 cm AO 19845
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