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title: Bare-headed Apkallu with Four Wings
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7131/bare-headed-apkallu-with-four-wings/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Bare-headed Apkallu with Four Wings

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Bare-headed Apkallu with Four Wings](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7131.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7131.jpg)

## Image Caption

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](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ashurnasirpal_II/), 9th century BCE. From the North-West [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) of Ashurnasirpal II at [Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/), [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), modern-day Iraq. ([Pergamon](https://www.worldhistory.org/pergamon/) Museum, Berlin, Germany)

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## About the Author

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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## Cite This Work

### APA
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/>
### Chicago
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/>.
### MLA
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/>.

## License & Copyright

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