History

Visitors to the royal palace of the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal would have entered through grand gateways, flanked by reliefs of magical guardians ✨

This panel was probably designed by the king’s magicians, and shows three of these supernatural protectors https://t.co/t4slg07w1U pic.twitter.com/YusvmOgePN

— British Museum (@britishmuseum) July 20, 2020