Ugallu or 'great lion' with a dagger

Description

Gypsum wall panel relief: depicting the protective spirit, the Ugallu or 'great lion' with a dagger. Formed of two fragments joined. Dating to 700BC-692BC, found in Sennacherib's South West Palace, Gallery XLIX (O) (long gallery) at Nineveh. Height: 182 centimetresWidth: 17 centimetres