Winged colossus
London, United Kingdom
The British Museum
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7th century BC
118872
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Massive Assyrian winged animals captured the imagination of Victorian England. Large scale reproductions of them were incorporated into “The Assyrian Court” at the Crystal Palace Exhibition.
"Winged colossus" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;uk;44;en
MWNF Working Number: UK 044
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