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LAMASSU MAGNET
SKU: AS-123
Price:
$ 3.72
Number pieces in packaging:1 Number pieces in box:20
Height: 0.2"
Lenght: 1.5"
Width:
1.5"
Shipping Weight: 1.00 lbs.
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In Stock: 6
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Lamassu's at Persepolis
During
the Neo-Assyrian Empire (c.883-612), large monumental bulls, often
with wings and always with human heads, were placed as gateway
guardians
at the entrances of royal palaces like Khorsabad and Nineveh. The
general idea behind them was that
they warded off evil. (In jargon: they were apotropaic figures.)
Usually,
they have five legs. Lion-bodied protective deities are also known, and
are usually called "sphinxes".
These monumental statues were called aladlammû
("protective
spirit") or lamassu, which means that the original
female word was
now applied for a rather macho demon. In one modern interpretation,
they
combine the strength of a bull, the freedom of an eagle, and the
intelligence
of a human being.
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