Bare-headed Apkallu with Four Wings

10 days left

Invest in History Education

By supporting our charity World History Foundation, you're investing in the future of history education. Your donation helps us empower the next generation with the knowledge and skills they need to understand the world around them. Help us start the new year ready to publish more reliable historical information, free for everyone.
$3081 / $10000

Illustration

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
by
published on 28 August 2017
Subscribe to author
Bare-headed Apkallu with Four Wings Download Full Size Image

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)

Remove Ads
Advertisement
Subscribe to this author

About the Author

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.

Cite This Work

APA Style

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/

Chicago Style

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/.

MLA Style

Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Bare-headed Apkallu with Four Wings." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 28 Aug 2017. Web. 21 Dec 2024.

Membership