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Human-headed bull and winged figure from a gateway in the wall surrounding Kouyunjik [Quyunjik].

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A second series of the Monuments of Nineveh

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Human-headed bull and winged figure from a gateway in the wall surrounding Kouyunjik [Quyunjik].

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Title
Human-headed bull and winged figure from a gateway in the wall surrounding Kouyunjik [Quyunjik].
Names
Layard, Austen Henry, 1817-1894 (Author)
Collection

A second series of the Monuments of Nineveh: including bas-reliefs from the palace of Sennacherib and bronzes from the ruins of Nimroud

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1853
Place: London
Publisher: J. Murray
Library locations
General Research Division
Shelf locator: *OCM+++ (Layard, A. H. Second series of the Monuments of Nineveh)
Topics
Art -- Nineveh (Extinct city)
Nineveh (Extinct city)
Nînaw'a (Iraq : Province)
Bas-reliefs -- Iraq
Doors & doorways -- Iraq
Genres
Illustrations
Prints
Notes
Content: "... The details in the wings of the human-headed Bull have been added by mistake in the plate; only part of them had been put in by the Assyrian sculptor" /From the description of the plate, p. 1/
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 6612573
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14308487
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7572c4a0-c6e6-012f-fd93-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1817: Creator Born
  • 1853: Issued
  • 1894: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

General Research Division, The New York Public Library. "Human-headed bull and winged figure from a gateway in the wall surrounding Kouyunjik [Quyunjik]." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1853. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-4724-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

General Research Division, The New York Public Library. "Human-headed bull and winged figure from a gateway in the wall surrounding Kouyunjik [Quyunjik]." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-4724-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

General Research Division, The New York Public Library. (1853). Human-headed bull and winged figure from a gateway in the wall surrounding Kouyunjik [Quyunjik]. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-4724-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Human-headed bull and winged figure from a gateway in the wall surrounding Kouyunjik [Quyunjik].