Ashurnasirpal II and a Winged Deity (image 2 of 2)

Northern iraq, nimrud, 9th century b. C. Sculpture gypseous alabaster 90 3/4 x 83 in. (230. 5 x 210. 8 cm. ) purchased with funds provided by anna bing arnold (66. 4. 3) art of the ancient near east currently on public view: this splendid series of five assyrian bas-reliefs from the ninth-century once decorated the inner walls of the northwest palace of ashurnasirpal ii (r. 883-859 bc). Date: 9th century BC. Collection: Los Angeles County Museum of Art.