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Relief panel from Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II (reign 883-859 BCE) at Kalhu (modern Nimrud, Iraq). Relief of Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II with protective spirit. 9th century BC. Detail. Neues Museum (New Museum). Berlin. Germany.
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