Bare-headed Apkallu with Four Wings

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 28 August 2017
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This fragmented alabaster bas-relief depicts an Assyrian Apkallu, a protective spirit or genie. The striking features are that he is bare-headed (he does not wear a horned helmet or diadem) and his four wings, all of them, appear en face. He holds a small goat (or deer) and a flowering branch. Neo-Assyrian Period, reign of Ashurnasirpal II, 9th century BCE. From the North-West Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud, Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. (Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germany)

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2017, August 28). Bare-headed Apkallu with Four Wings. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7131/bare-headed-apkallu-with-four-wings/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Bare-headed Apkallu with Four Wings." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 28, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7131/bare-headed-apkallu-with-four-wings/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Bare-headed Apkallu with Four Wings." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 28 Aug 2017. Web. 27 Jul 2024.

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