The animal most often depicted by the Assyrians.

Assyria is one of the oldest states in the world, geographically located in the Middle East. In Assyria, culture and art were well developed. In particular, Assyrian artists often depicted a special creature – a bull with wings and a human face. It is believed that this was a special deity who guarded and protected Assyria. Still very often the Assyrians drew lions in their drawings. Very often, archaeologists have found images that depicted scenes of hunting lions.