Caption:
Relief panel, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 883–859 B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Gypsum alabaster, 25 1/4 x 31 1/2 x 3 in., 140lb. (64.1 x 80 x 7.6 cm, 63.5kg), Stone-Reliefs, This panel from the Northwest Palace at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu) depicts a winged supernatural figure. Such figures appear throughout the palace, sometimes flanking either the figure of the Assyrian king or a stylized 'sacred tree