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Stone panel from the North-West Palace of Ashurnasirpal II, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), northern Iraq, Neo-Assyrian, c883-c859 BC. The winged figures may be supernatural creatures known as apkallu. They wear horned headdresses to show their divinity and carry buckets to sprinkle water on the Sacred Tree, or Tree of Life.  
Location British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier ART178792 
Type Image 
Purpose Public 
Size 3072px × 2192px 
Photo Credit © The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY 
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9th century BCE
Assyrian (c.1350-612 BCE)
Fantastic Creature
Headdress
Palace of Ashurnasirpal II, Nimrud, Iraq
Relief
Stone
Tree of Life