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Cherub
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A cherub is one of the unearthly beings who directly attend to God, according to Abrahamic religions. The numerous depictions of cherubim assign to them many different roles, such as protecting the entrance of the Garden of Eden.
A tetramorph cherub, in Eastern Orthodox iconography
A tetramorph cherub, in Eastern Orthodox iconography
Depiction of the "cherubim of glory shadowing the mercy seat" (Julius Bate, 1773)
Depiction of the "cherubim of glory shadowing the mercy seat" (Julius Bate, 1773)
An ivory from Tel Megiddo showing a king sitting on a throne which is supplicated by a sphinx-esque winged hybrid.
An ivory from Tel Megiddo showing a king sitting on a throne which is supplicated by a sphinx-esque winged hybrid.
Throne of Astarte from the Temple of Eshmun, the legs formed by two winged hybrid creatures.
Throne of Astarte from the Temple of Eshmun, the legs formed by two winged hybrid creatures.
Lamassu
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Lama, Lamma, or Lamassu is an Assyrian protective deity.
Lamma, protective winged deity, Sumerian Isin-Larsa period (2000–1800 BC)
Lamma, protective winged deity, Sumerian Isin-Larsa period (2000–1800 BC)
Lamassu, Neo-Assyrian Empire, c. 721–705 BC
Lamassu, Neo-Assyrian Empire, c. 721–705 BC
Lamassu at the Iraq Museum, Baghdad.
Lamassu at the Iraq Museum, Baghdad.
Statuette of the goddess Lama, probably made in a workshop on the outskirts of Mesopotamia. Isin-Larsa period (2000-1800 BC). Royal Museums of Art and
Statuette of the goddess Lama, probably made in a workshop on the outskirts of Mesopotamia. Isin-Larsa period (2000-1800 BC). Royal Museums of Art and History - Brussels