Caption:
The libation of Ashur-nasir-pal II or Ashurnasirpal II, king of Assyria from 883 to 859 BC. Ancient Nimrud, Iraq. A libation is the pouring of a liquid offering as a religious ritual. After a wall panel from Nimrud, Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II, Iraq. From Kunstgeschichte In Bildern, published 1902.