Relief
29-21-1
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iraq | Nimrud
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 29-21-1 |
| Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
| Culture | Assyrian |
| Provenience | Iraq | Nimrud |
| Archaeology Area | Room I |
| Locus | Ashur-Nasir-Pal II Palace |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian Period | Ashurnasir-pal II |
| Date Made | 883-859 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Alabaster |
| Iconography | Winged Genie |
| Inscription Language | Akkadian Langage |
| Description | Winged Genie. Palace of Ashur-Nasir-Pal II. Could possibly be made of Limestone or soft gypsum. From Room I. This relief decorated a room in the palace of the Assyrian ruler Ashurnasirpal II in Nimrud. A winged genie, facing left, wears a knee-length tunic that is covered by an ankle length fringed shawl. In his hands he holds a bucket and cone, perhaps connected to a purification ritual. During the period in which this relief was carved, the Assyrians claimed that the Phrygians paid tribute to them. -It likely comes from Northwest Palace Room N (relief numbered N3) See CDLI for line art (hand drawing of inscription). |
| Height | 234 cm |
| Width | 104 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Anonymous Donor through Dr. Talcott Williams, 1891 |
| Other Number | P427256 - CDLI Number | UM 29-21-001 (a) - Other Number |
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