Saluting Protective Spirit
Neo-Assyrian (911–609 BCE), Iraq, Nimrud, Northwest Palace, reign of Ashurnasirpal II (883–859 BCE) · 883–859 BCE · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Striding forward with muscular arms and legs, this winged deity offers a gesture of salutation along with symbols of agricultural bounty. Inscribed with an account of the Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II's military conquests and victories, this relief once stood alongside hundreds of similar ones that decorated the palace at Nimrud. The details of his garments are painstakingly rendered; he wears a long fringed cloak with tassels over a shorter kilt and an under tunic.
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- Maker
- Neo-Assyrian (911–609 BCE), Iraq, Nimrud, Northwest Palace, reign of Ashurnasirpal II (883–859 BCE)
- Date
- 883–859 BCE
- Medium
- gypsum
- Dimensions
- Overall: 229.9 x 137 cm (90 1/2 x 53 15/16 in.)
- Place of origin
- Neo-Assyrian (911–609 BCE)
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · On view · 102A Ancient Near East
- Credit line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0