Name of Object:Winged colossus Location:London, United Kingdom Holding Institution:The British Museum About The British Museum, London Date of Object:7th century BC Inventory Number:118872 Provenance:Iraq Description: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. Citation of this web page:"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 |