Sarcophagus of Harkhebit
Egyptian artist(s), Dynasty 26 · 595-526 BCE
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Ancient · № 368
Relief of eagle-headed demon
Unknown Assyrian artist(s) · 883-859 BCE, reign of Ashurnasirpal II
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Relief of eagle-headed demon
Relief fragment from the palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud.
- Maker
- Unknown Assyrian artist(s)
- Date
- 883-859 BCE, reign of Ashurnasirpal II
- Place
- Ancient Near East and Egypt
- Material
- Alabaster
- Dimensions
- Height 0.39 m; width 0.32 m
- Current collection
- The Fitzwilliam Museum
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This eagle-headed figure came from the palace walls of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud. Wing feathers are incised row by row in alabaster; the broken edges show that the relief was once part of a larger wall program.
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- Maker
- Unknown Assyrian artist(s)
- Date
- 883-859 BCE, reign of Ashurnasirpal II
- Place
- Ancient Near East and Egypt
- Material
- Alabaster
- Dimensions
- Height 0.39 m; width 0.32 m
- Current collection
- The Fitzwilliam Museum
- Rights
- cc-by-4.0
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