Lamassu
Lamassu was a Sumerian which from Assyrian times was depicted as a hybrid of a human head, bird wings, and the body of a bull [1]. It was typically placed at entrance in palaces and usually in pairs.
References
- [1] Wikipedia: Lamassu
Lamassu was a Sumerian which from Assyrian times was depicted as a hybrid of a human head, bird wings, and the body of a bull [1]. It was typically placed at entrance in palaces and usually in pairs.