Relief
| Object Number: | 29-21-1 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Middle East Galleries Currently 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 |
| Early Date: | -883 |
| Late Date: | -859 |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Alabaster |
| Iconography: | Winged Genie |
| Inscription Language: | Akkadian Langage |
| 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 |
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).
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Tokens to Tablets: Glimpses into 6000 Years of the History of the Ancient Near East (14 Nov 1987 - Aug 2006) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| The Golden Age of King Midas (13 Feb 2016 - 27 Nov 2016) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Middle East Galleries (21 Apr 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Article] Legrain, Leon. 1944. "The Babylonian Collection of the University Museum". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 10. no. 3-4. pg. 1-75 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 9 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Quick, Jennifer. 2004. Magnificent Objects from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. ed. 1st. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 159 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] 1886. Report of the Proceedings of The Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia for the Year 1885.. Philadelphia. The Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 19-20 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Rose, C. B. 2016. The Golden Age of King Midas.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 63 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Darbyshire, Gareth, and Rose, C. B. 2016. The Golden Age of King Midas: Exhibition Catalogue.. Philadelphia. Penn Museum. pg. 188 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pp. 145 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Winegrad, Dilys P. 1993. Through Time, Across Continents.. The University Museum. Actual Citation | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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