Name of Object:

Winged colossus

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Holding Institution:

The British Museum

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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.

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Statue

Citation of this web page:

"Winged colossus" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2025.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;uk;44;en

MWNF Working Number: UK 044