They came from a home built by the Assyrian ruler Sargon the Second in modern day Iraq.

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It is a replica of a statue from the palace of the Sumerian king Sargon that is now housed at the Louvre.

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Son Brett, 33, has been with Icahn for 11 years and now scouts deals for Pop as comanager of the Sargon portfolio (he and another rising star working for Icahn, David Schechter, brought forward the Netflix investment).

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