Relief
Object Number:
29-21-1
Current Location:
Out on loan
Culture:
Assyrian
Provenience:
Iraq
Nimrud
Locus:
Ashur-Nasir-Pal II Palace
Period:
Ashurnasir-pal II
Date Made:
883-859 BC
Early Date:
-883
Late Date:
-859
Section:
Near Eastern
Materials:
Alabaster
Iconography:
Winged Genie
Description:
Winged Genie. Palace of Ashur-Nasir-Pal II. Could possibly be made of Limestone or soft gypsum.From Room I
Height:
234cm
Width:
104cm
Credit Line:
Given through the efforts of Dr. Talcott Williams
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Tokens to Tablets: Glimpses into 6000 Years of the History of the Ancient Near East (14 Nov 1987 - Aug 2006)
Bibliography:
[Catalogue] Legrain, Leon. 1950. The Babylonian Collection of the University Museum, University Museum Bulletin Vol.: 10:3-4. : Page/Fig./Plate: 9
[Book] Quick, Jennifer. 2004. Magnificent Objects from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. : Page/Fig./Plate: 159
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