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What was one type of animal that made up the body of lamassu sculptures in Assyrian palaces?

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lion

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User Can Lu
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Answer:

From Assyrian times, lamassu were depicted as hybrids, with bodies of either winged bulls or lions and heads of human males. The motif of a winged animal with a human head is common to the Near East, first recorded in Ebla around 3000 BCE.

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i looked it up lol but hope it helps

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