Assyrian Empire's ancient capital, wreckage, shattered remains. 亞述帝國的古都, 廢墟, 破碎的遺跡

The remains of a large stone figure of a lamassu, an Assyrian winged bull deity, are piled near the gates of the ancient palace where they once stood in Nimrud

This picture, taken by the U.S. Army in 2008, shows the statues of the lamassu, the winged, human-headed bulls that stood at the gates of the palace

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