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