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- Título: Colossal Lamassu Sculpture from the Palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad
- Artista: Šarru-Kīn
- Formato: Landscape
- Estado de derechos de autor: Bajo derechos de autor
- Ubicación: Instituto para el Estudio de las Culturas Museo
- Intensidad del color: Monochromatic
- Brillo percibido: shadow
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