Relief panel, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 883–859 B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Gypsum alabaster, 65 3/4 x 48 1/2 x 4 in. (167 x 123.2 x 10.2 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, 65 3/4 x 48 1/2 x 4 in. (167 x 123.2 x 10.2 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