Assyrian Doorway Protective Spirit

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Protective spirit (one of a pair) in the guise of a royal figure with cloak and mantle. It guarded the doorway into the Temple of Ninurta (chief god of the city of Nimrud and Assyrian god of war and farming) in Nimrud. The temple itself was built by King Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BCE).

The British Museum, London.

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Cartwright, M. (2012, January 11). Assyrian Doorway Protective Spirit. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/582/assyrian-doorway-protective-spirit/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Assyrian Doorway Protective Spirit." World History Encyclopedia, January 11, 2012. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/582/assyrian-doorway-protective-spirit/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Assyrian Doorway Protective Spirit." World History Encyclopedia, 11 Jan 2012, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/582/assyrian-doorway-protective-spirit/.

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