Illustration
Colossal figure in the facade of the palace of Sargon II in Dur-Sharrukin. Drawing Flandin PL 41 by Paul-Emile Botta (1802-1870 CE), c. 1849 CE.
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Botta, P. (2021, April 25). Hero Vanquishes Lion (Khorsabad). World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13885/hero-vanquishes-lion-khorsabad/
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