Assyrian relief

Description

Nimrud Category: architectural element Name: relief Date: 883 B.C. — 859 B.C. reign of Ashurnasirpal II Period: Assyrian Empire Description: relief from palace of Ashur-nasirpal II showing a sage with bird wings, anointing something with oil using a bucket and cone, royal inscription carved into relief. Find Spot: Palace of Ashurnasirpal II Kalhu (Tell Nimrud) Iraq Material: limestone Dimension(s): length, 2.283, m width, 1.136, m Acquisition: unknown; 1927; Marlay Additions Documentation: Weidner, E. F.. 1937. Die Reliefs der assyrischen Konige. Source Title: Archiv für Orientforschung 10 () 315-325 Accession: Object Number: ANE.44.1927 (Antiquities) (record id: 86838; input: 2003-03-25; modified: 2017-10-19) Permanent Identifier: http://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/86838