Relief panel, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 883–859 B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Gypsum alabaster, 45 x 37 1/2 x 2 7/8 in. (114.3 x 95.3 x 7.3 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, 45 x 37 1/2 x 2 7/8 in. (114.3 x 95.3 x 7.3 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