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The partially reconstructed Nergal Gate in Nineveh, Iraq.
The Nergal Gate of the ancient city of Nineveh features two winged stone bulls, which have been reinstalled at the site. These sculptures are examples of lamassu, which are monumental guardian figures typically depicted as winged creatures with the bearded head of a human and the body of a bull or a lion. The two bulls found at the Nergal Gate are attributed to the Assyrian king Sennacherib.12