Bronze plaque against bad genie and the diseases caused by Lamasu, North-Mesopotamian, 1350-600 BC. The Wikipedia adds: A lamassu […]Sumerian: dlamma; Akkadian: lamassu) is an Assyrian protective deity, often depicted with a bull or lion's body, eagle's wings, and human's head. In some writings, it is portrayed to represent a female deity. A less frequently used name is shedu […] which refers to the male counterpart of a lamassu.