Relief panel, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 883–859 B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Gypsum alabaster, 41 3/4 x 23 3/4 x 4 1/8 in. (106.1 x 60.3 x 10.5 cm), Stone-Reliefs-Inscribed, This panel from the Northwest Palace at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu) depicts a winged supernatural figure. Such figures appear throughout the palace, sometimes flanking either the figure of the Assyrian king or a stylized 'sacred tree.
Relief panel, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 883–859 B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Gypsum alabaster, 41 3/4 x 23 3/4 x 4 1/8 in. (106.1 x 60.3 x 10.5 cm), Stone-Reliefs-Inscribed, This panel from the Northwest Palace at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu) depicts a winged supernatural figure. Such figures appear throughout the palace, sometimes flanking either the figure of the Assyrian king or a stylized 'sacred tree