Stone relief from the South-West Palace of King Sennacherib
Title

Stone relief from the South-West Palace of King Sennacherib

Caption

Stone relief from the South-West Palace of King Sennacherib (reigned 704-681 BC) / Nineveh / northern Iraq. Neo-Assyrian / 704-681 BC. On the right stands an empty-handed man wearing the horned headdress of a god. This may be the god 'House God' / associated with frightening away the effects of witchcraft. The lion-headed / eagle-footed man holding a mace and upraised dagger is an ugallu (great lion or great storm demon).

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP11A03_052

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,2Mb (3,0Mb) / 15,0in x 13,8in / 4500 x 4136 (300dpi)

Keywords

Assyrian

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