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This gypsum wall relief of a protective spirit (sage) was found at the palace of Sargon II at the city of Khorsabad (ancient Dur-Sharrukin), northern Mesopotamia. Iraq. Neo-Assyrian period, 710-705 BCE. (The British Museum, London).
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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, October 13). Assyrian Protective Spirit from Khorsabad. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3139/assyrian-protective-spirit-from-khorsabad/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Protective Spirit from Khorsabad." World History Encyclopedia, October 13, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3139/assyrian-protective-spirit-from-khorsabad/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Protective Spirit from Khorsabad." World History Encyclopedia, 13 Oct 2014, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3139/assyrian-protective-spirit-from-khorsabad/.
