2 Guardian figures LION & BULL BOOK ENDS/ FIGURES MUSEUM OF ART NY LOT OF 2

Description

PREOWNED  NEW STILL IN BOX- COLLECTED- METRO MUSEUM OF ART NY  Winged Guardian figures human headed  LION & BULL MARKED C MMA  COMES WITH THE  METRO INFO PAPER  COMES WITH 2- HUMAN HEADED 1BULL BODY  &  1  LION BODY  - GUARDIAN FIGURES-  MADE OF COMPOSITION STONE , HAS GREEN FELT ON THE BOTTOMS,  ADAPTED FROM THE ORIGINAL LIMESTONE,  EACH PIECE IS PATINATED BY HAND  AT THE MET  REPRODUCTION  STUDIO IN NY-  NO TWO  PIECES ARE ALIKE , BOOK ENDS , OR FIGURES-  EACH ONE WEIGHS 3 LBS 9 OZS.  THE BOX HAS RIPS  FROM CLOSET ,
The
lamassu
in
Persepolis
The
lamassu
is a celestial being from
ancient Mesopotamian religion
bearing a human head, bull's body, sometimes with the horns and the ears of a bull, and wings. It appears frequently in
Mesopotamian art
. The
lamassu
and shedu were household protective spirits of the common Assyrian people, becoming associated later as royal protectors, and were placed as sentinels at entrances.
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