Shell Inlay depicting combat between a human-headed bull and a lion-headed eagle Mesopotamia Early Dynastic IIIa 2600-2500 BCE

In ancient Mesopotamia, human-headed bulls were protective creatures that preceded the later winged human-headed bulls known as lamassu. The lion-headed eagle, known as Anzu, was a favored image in the southern Mesopotamian city of Lagash. According to Sumerian scholar, Thokild Jacobsen, Anzu was originally envisioned as a huge black thundercloud in the shape of an eagle, and was later depicted with a lion's head to connect it to the roar of thunder.

Photographed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York.

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Taken on: December 4, 2014

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Mesopotamia

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Anzu

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26th century BCE

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Camera: DMC-FZ150, f/4.5, 1/40 sec, 15.8mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	DMC-FZ150
Aperture:	f/4.5
Exposure Time:	0.025 sec (1/40)
Focal Length:	15.8mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Contrast:	High
Saturation:	High
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 (Windows)
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